colourfulPronunciation: /ˈkʌləfʊl, -f(ə)l/ (US colorful)Translate colourful | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of colourful adjective 1having much or varied colour; bright:a colourful array of fruit 2full of interest; lively and exciting:a controversial and colourful character a colourful account involving variously disreputable activities:the financier had had a colourful career (of language) vulgar or rude:she made it clear, in colourful language, that she did not wish to talk to the policeDerivatives colourfully adverb colourfulness noun colourful in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of colourful in the US English dictionary