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variegated
CIDE DICTIONARY
variegated, a.
Having marks or patches of different colors; as, variegated leaves, or flowers. [1913 Webster]
"Ladies like variegated tulips show." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
variegated
assorted, at odds, at variance, bicolor, bicolored, brindled, calico, capricious, changeable, changing, checked, checkered, choppy, chromatic, cold, colorful, colorific, coloring, colory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, cool, crazy, daedal, dappled, departing, deviating, deviative, deviatory, dichromatic, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discolor, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disorderly, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divaricate, divergent, diverging, divers, divers-colored, diverse, diversified, diversiform, erose, erratic, flecked, freaked, glowing, harlequin, harmonious, heterogeneous, impulsive, in disagreement, inaccordant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inconstant, inharmonious, irreconcilable, irregular, jagged, jerky, kaleidoscopic, many, many-colored, marbled, matching, medley, mercurial, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, motley, mottle, mottled, multicolor, multicolored, multicolorous, multifarious, multihued, mutable, nacreous, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, opalescent, opaline, parti-color, parti-colored, piebald, pied, pigmentary, pinto, pluralistic, poles apart, poles asunder, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, prismal, prismatic, ragged, rainbow, rough, separate, separated, several, shot, shot through, skewbald, spasmodic, spattered, speckled, spectral, sporadic, spotted, stippled, streaked, thunder and lightning, tinctorial, tingent, toning, trichromatic, trichromic, tricolor, tricolored, two-tone, unconformable, unequable, unequal, uneven, unlike, unorthodox, unstable, unsteady, unsystematic, ununiform, variable, variant, varicolored, varied, variform, various, varying, versicolor, versicolored, warm, wavering, widely apart, worlds apartROGET THESAURUS
variegated
Multiformity
N multiformity, omniformity, variety, diversity, multifariousness, varied assortment, dissimilarity, polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex, heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform, manifold, many-sided, variegated, motley, mosaic, epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular, mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers, all manner of, of every description, of all sorts and kinds, et hoc genus omne, and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis, jumbled, confused, mixed up, discordant, inharmonious, unmatched, unrelated, nonuniform, omniform, omnigenous, omnifarious, protean (form), harmoniously confused, variety's the very spice of life.Variegation
N variegation, colors, dichroism, trichroism, iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae, spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shell, mackerel, mackerel sky, zebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble, check, plaid, tartan, patchwork, marquetry-, parquetry, mosaic, tesserae, strigae, chessboard, checkers, chequers, harlequin, Joseph's coat, tricolor, variegated, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, party- colored, dichromatic, polychromatic, bicolor, tricolor, versicolor, of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, opaline, opalescent, prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant, irisated, pavonine, pied, piebald, motley, mottled, marbled, pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous, mosaic, tesselated, plaid, tortoise shell, spotted, spotty, punctated, powdered, speckled, freckled, flea-bitten, studded, flecked, fleckered, striated, barred, veined, brinded, brindled, tabby, watered, grizzled, listed, embroidered, daedal, naevose, stipiform, strigose, striolate, (iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT.For further exploring for "variegated" in Webster Dictionary Online