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- [kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik]
- /kəˌlaɪ dəˈskɒp ɪk/
- /kəˌlaɪ.dəˈskɒp.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik]
- /kəˌlaɪ dəˈskɒp ɪk/
Definitions of kaleidoscopic word
- adjective kaleidoscopic of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope. 1
- adjective kaleidoscopic changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope. 1
- adjective kaleidoscopic continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing: the kaleidoscopic events of the past year. 1
- noun kaleidoscopic Having complex patterns of colors; multicolored. 1
- adjective kaleidoscopic relating to a kaleidoscope 1
- adjective kaleidoscopic If you describe something as kaleidoscopic, you mean that it consists of a lot of very different parts, such as different colours, patterns, or shapes. 0
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Origin of kaleidoscopic
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; kaleidoscope + -ic
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Parts of speech for Kaleidoscopic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kaleidoscopic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kaleidoscopic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kaleidoscopic
adjective kaleidoscopic
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
- colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
- variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
Antonyms for kaleidoscopic
adjective kaleidoscopic
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
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