Colourful
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Possessing prominent and varied colours. Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive. Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
Colorful
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Possessing prominent and varied colors.Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
Example sentence: Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which I am otherwise all too conscious, I frequently, and unrepentantly, overdress for the occasion.