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