polychromatic

adjective

having or exhibiting many colors

(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength

Roots

polyspoly- · Greek · many chromachromat- · Greek · color ikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to

Synonyms for polychromatic

polychromicadj polychromen multicoloredadj multihued monochromicadj varicoloredadj dichromaticadj trichromaticadj monochromaticadj bicoloredadj kaleidoscopicadj colorfuladj variegatedadj chromaticadj

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Where does polychromatic come from?

The word polychromatic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); chromat, from Greek chroma (“color”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.