Kunterbunt
Translation
multicoloured, colourful, motley, higgledy-piggledy
Examples
Die Blumenwiese ist kunterbunt.
The flower meadow is multicoloured.
Sie trägt ein kunterbuntes Kleid.
She is wearing a colourful dress.
Grammar Patterns
(predicative) to be multicoloured The meadow is kunterbunt.
(attributive) a multicoloured ... She is wearing a kunterbuntes dress.
Similar Words
Synonyms: farbenfroh (joyfully colourful), vielfarbig (multicoloured); Antonyms: einfarbig (monochrome), monoton (monotonous)
Etymology
From the intensifying prefix 'kunter-' (possibly from Latin 'contra', meaning 'against' or 'mixed up') and 'bunt' (colourful). It suggests a chaotic mix of colours.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'counter' full of colourful 'buns' all mixed up – a 'kunterbunt' sight.