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Kaleidoscopic — Ka*lei do*scop ic, Kaleidoscopical Ka*lei do*scop ic*al, a. Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kaleidoscopic — 1820, from KALEIDOSCOPE (Cf. kaleidoscope) + IC (Cf. ic). Figurative use by 1855 … Etymology dictionary
kaleidoscopic — [adj] multicolored many colored, motley, multicolor, particolored, polychromatic, prismatic, psychedelic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated; concept 618 Ant. monochrome … New thesaurus
kaleidoscopic — [[t]kəla͟ɪdəskɒ̱pɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n 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. ...a kaleidoscopic range of fabrics by American design… … English dictionary
kaleidoscopic — adjective 1) kaleidoscopic swirls in the puddles Syn: multicolored, many colored, multicolor, many hued, variegated, parti colored, varicolored, psychedelic, rainbow, polychromatic Ant: monochrome 2) the kaleid … Thesaurus of popular words
kaleidoscopic — kaleidoscopically, adv. /keuh luy deuh skop ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or created by a kaleidoscope. 2. changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope. 3. continually shifting from one set of relations to another; … Universalium
kaleidoscopic — ka|lei|do|scop|ic [kəˌlaıdəˈskɔpık US ˈska: ] adj kaleidoscopic scenes, colours, or patterns change often and quickly … Dictionary of contemporary English
kaleidoscopic — adjective kaleidoscopic scenes, colours, or patterns change often and quickly kaleidoscopically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kaleidoscopic — kaleidoscope ► NOUN 1) a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated. 2) a constantly changing pattern or sequence. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
kaleidoscopic — adjective see kaleidoscope … New Collegiate Dictionary
