variegated
variegated Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches, streaks, or spots.
"The sweater was knitted with a lovely variegated yarn that shifted from deep blue to pale green."
(of a plant or foliage) Having leaves or petals edged, patterned, or blotched with a second color, typically white, cream, or yellow alongside green.
"She placed a pot of variegated ivy on the sunny windowsill to brighten the living room."
Marked by wide variety or diversity in character, form, or elements.
"The historian presented a richly variegated account of daily life in medieval Europe."
• verb
To alter the appearance of something by adding different colors, streaks, or patches, or to make more varied (past tense and past participle of variegate).
"Autumn had variegated the hillside with brilliant patches of amber, crimson, and gold."
• Rhymes for variegated
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Late Latin variegatus, the past participle of variegare ('to make of various sorts or colors'), formed from Latin varius ('diverse, spotted') and agere ('to drive, do, make').