colorific

English

Alternative forms

• colourific

Etymology

From French colorifique or New Latin colorificus, from color + -i- + -ficus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

Adjective

colorific (comparative more colorific, superlative most colorific)

1. (obsolete, chemistry) That produces colored precipitates
2. colorful
   • 2015 December 23, Debra Zhou, “Enchanted Nights at Bloedel Conservatory”, in Georgia Straight‎^[1]:

     It's a magical place filled with luscious tropical greens, colorific rare flowers, and talkative birds with personalities—all underneath a futuristic dome sky.

   • 2018 October 6, Waldemar Januszczak, “Art review: Kerry James Marshall, David Zwirner; Mantegna and Bellini, National Gallery”, in The Times:

     The man, meanwhile, measures his full blackness against the night sky in a colorific conundrum that involves the painterly exploration of the darkest shades of the spectrum.

3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (figurative) flowery; ornate (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (colorful): motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored
• (ornate): embellished, flashy, florid, showy

Translations

flowery; ornate

• Bulgarian: цветист (bg) (cvetist)

Noun

colorific (plural colorifics)

1. (obsolete, chemistry) Any substance that produces coloured precipitates.