variegated en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- vârʹēəgā'tĭd (General-American)
- /ˈvɛəɹɪˌɡeɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- vârʹēəgā'tĭd (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈvæɹ-/ (General-American) non-Mary–marry–merry merger also
- /ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁wh₂-s-? Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós ▲ Proto-Italic *-jōsinflu. Proto-Italic *-jos Proto-Italic *wasios? Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate English -ed English variegated From variegate + -ed.
Meanings
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Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
There I beheld the painter of the year diſplaying his variegated fancies on his leafy tablets, and, with the pencil of power dipped in the æthereal bow, writing the leſſons of wiſdom divine on the fair forehead of blooming Nature.
1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iii:From the heights a view was now and then obtained between the lofty pine and fir-trees of the valley below with its smiling fields and variegated woods of birch and alder trees, between which the river wound like a narrow silvery streak.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 279:
- (broadly) Very colorful.
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(broadly) Varied, heterogeneous, motley
The challenge to heterosexuality requires that we claim, not deny, our queer character. It's sexual, it's variegated, sometimetimes its messy and, for better or worse, it's ours.
1996 September, “No Double Standard”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more variegated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most variegated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonvariegated · variegatedness · variegated horsetail · variegated fairywren · variegated star macromolecule · variegatedly · variegated tinamou · variegated coffee bug
Relateds
Synonyms
many-coloured · polyhued · motley · multicolorous · polychromed · multicolored (US) / multicoloured · variegated · kaleidoscopic · rainbow-colored (US) / rainbow-coloured · tissued · polychromatic · obsolete) / discoloured · prismatic · patterned · discolored [⇒ thesaurus] (US · particolored (US) / particoloured · distinct · polychromatic · multicolored · rainbow · motley · figured · patterned · polychromate · marked · multicolor (US) / multicolour · colorful (US) / colourful · colorific · multihued · aurora-colored (US) / aurora-coloured · multichromatic
Translations (80)
gd ballach (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ru разноцве́тный (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sa शर्वर (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ota آلا (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ckb رەنگین (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ja 多彩 (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · gl pego (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · tr ebruli (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · gl multicolor (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · pdt bunt (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · lt raibas (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · tr ala (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ka ნაირ-ფერი (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sv färgsprakande (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ar أَرْقَش (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · cs pestrý (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · pl pstry (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sh šaren (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · it variegato (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · es abigarrado (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ko 잡색의 (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · grc ποικίλος (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · be пярэ́сты (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · gl pégaro (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · de scheckig (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ba сыбар (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · bg пъ́стър (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · nn brokete (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · nn spraglete (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · fr multicolore (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · tr alacalı (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ro vărgat (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ka ჭრელი (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ka ფერად-ფერადი (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · cs strakatý (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sv brokig (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · cmn 斑驳的 (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · fr bigarré (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ro bălțat (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sa पृषत् (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · fi kirjava (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ckb ئاڵواڵا (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · alt ала (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · el ποικίλος (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · hu tarka (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · az alabəzək (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · uk пістри́й (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · tr alaca (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · cu пьстръ (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · es variegado (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · az rəngarəng (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · be пёстры (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · csb bestri (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · de buntgefleckt (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · cmn 雜色的 /杂色的 (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · gl apigarado (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · kk ала (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · mk ша́рен (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · de buntgemustert (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sl pester (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · de bunt (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · az əlvan (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · uk строка́тий (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · az ala (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · de vielfarbig (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sk pestrý (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · cs pestrobarevný (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · tr varyegat (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · pt variegado (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · pl srokaty (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · ru пёстрый (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · nl bont (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · sh шарен (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · be страка́ты (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · lv raibs (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · mi iraira (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · gl pinto (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · az rəngbərəng (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · tl kabang (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) · de gemustert (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours)