colourful british colorful american кл1эЧ>1 [adj] something that is colourful or colorful has a lot of different colours in it. especially bright colours: women in colourful summer dresses I Children's books need to have large clear letters and colorful pictures.
brilliant brilpnt [adj usually before noun] brilliant white/blue/green etc
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COLOUR/COLOR
so bright that it almost hurts your eyes to look at it: a brilliant blue sky I The room was painted a brilliant white.
■j light colours
light /lait, [adj] light colours are closer to white than to black: They both hove brown hair, but Tina's is slightly lighter than Jan's.
light blue/green/brown etc The leaves are light green with small purple markings.
pale /pei!/ [adj] very light in colour: her pale skin and dark hair pale blue/pink/yellow etc a pale pink blouse I pale yellow wallpaper with a white daisy pattern
pastel 'paestl||pae'stel/ [adj only before noun] pastel colours, especially pink, yellow, green, or blue, are soft and light and not at a|] bright: The bedrooms have all been designed in cool pastel shades.
El dark colours
dark /da:rk/ [adj] dark colours are not at all light and are close to black: Everyone at the funeral was dressed in dark colours, except for Rita, who wore a pink dress.
dark blue/brown/green etc She has
beautiful dark brown hair. I a dork grey suit
deep /di:p/ [adj only before noun] deep colours are strong, dark, and attractive: a deep, rich shade of crimson deep blue/pur pie/red A few stars began to appear in the deep blue sky.
В photograph/film/
television
colour brttish color American /'клЬг/ [adj] showing pictures in all colours, not just in black, white, and grey: a delightful book containing 200 colour photographs of wild flowers \ You need a color monitor to use this software.
in colour (^showing all the colours) All the pictures are in colour.
black and white ,btek an wait*/
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COLOUR/COLOR
showing pictures only in black, white, and grey: an old black and white movie starring Charlie Chaplin in black and white (^showing only black, white, and grey) Kars/i's famous photo graphs of Churchill were all in black and white.
to change colour or lose colour
dye da: [u Tj to change the colour of material or hair by using a special coloured liquid: I bet she dyes her hair, dye sth blue/yellow etc Tm going to dye this skirt dark blue.
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fade /feid [ь I] if a colour or coloured
material fades, its colour becomes paler, for example because it has been in sunlight for a long time: Over the years the green curtains had faded. I Do not expose the paintings to strong sunlight. or the colours will fade. Jaded [adj] faded blue jeans
COMFORTABLE/ UNCOMFORTABLE
see also relax
feeling comfortable
com/ortable /'клтЛэЬЛ 'kAmfat-f клт- fart-, 'клтЛ-/ [adj not before noun] feeling physically relaxed, for example because you are sitting on a soft chair or lying on a soft bed: I was so warm and comfortable in bed I didn't want to get up. ! Are you comfortable lying on the floor like that?
make yourself com/ortable Sit down and make yourself comfortable. get comfortable (=get into a comfortable position) My shoulder was hurting so I couldn't get comfortable, comfortably [adv] Brian was sitting comfortably in front of the television.
Qcom/y /'kAmfi/ [adj not before noun] spokfn feeling comfortable: uComfy?"
''Yes, thanks.
snug /snAg/ Iadj not before noun] feeling comfortable, warm, and happy because you are in bed, wearing warm clothes etc: She looks really snug under all those blankets.
in comfort m 'k\mfe% if you do some-
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thing in comfort, you feel comfortable and relaxed while you are doing it: Jardine sat down by the fire to enjoy his
comfortable furniture, clothes, places etc
comfortable /'клтйэМ, 'клгг^-Ц'клт-
fert-, 'клтГг-/ [adj] use this about clothes, furniture, or rooms that make you feel comfortable: Our hotel room was very comfortable. I с comfortable leather armchair I Can you just wait a moment while I change into something more comfortable.
comfortable to sit on/lie on/wear
Harder mattresses are often more comfortable to lie on comfortably [adv] a comfortably furnished apartment
Qcomfy /'k\mfij [adj] spoken use comfy about clothes, furniture, or rooms that make you feel comfortable: a comfy little cabin in the woods I a comfy chair
cosy BRITISH cozy AMERICAN /'kaozi, [adj] а
cosy room or place is small, warm, and comfortable, and you feel relaxed and happy there: a small cozy Qpartment I The bar looked lovely and cosy, with a log fire burning brightly.
luxurious /Ugzjo^rias, bg'3u<?nos||bg- '3(wias/ |adj] a luxurious house, hotel, ship etc makes you feel very comfortable because it has large rooms and expensive
furniture, carpets etc: a luxurious yacht.
once owned by Aristotle Onassis I The hotel we stayed in was really luxurious.
В not comfortable
uncomfortable/not comfortable
/лп'клтЛэЬ^к not 'клтЛэЫ!, -'k<\mf3t-|| - kAmfart-, -'k.\mft-,' [adj] not comfortable: Come and sit here. You don't look very comfortable on that stool. I The heat was making us all feel very uncomfortable. I She was wearing very uncomfortable-looking shoes.
В something that makes
you feel uncomfortable
whiskey in comfort. I Now that we have a bigger car, the whole family can travel in comfort.
cramped fkraempt; (adj| a cramped room, apartment, car etc is Uncomfortable because there is not enough space: cramped living conditiors I They worked from cramped offices near the main station.