Polyglot Dictionary

farbenfroh

/ˈfaʁbn̩ˌfʁoː/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. colourful

    Built from Farbe (colour) + froh (glad).

    • Das Bild ist sehr farbenfroh.

      The picture is very colourful.

Made of

  • Farbe colour
  • froh glad

Similar words

bunt

Bunt is the everyday word for colourful or multicoloured; farbenfroh is a bit more poetic, emphasizing cheerful vibrancy.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

colorido

colorido is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "colourful."

Portuguese

colorido

colorido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "colourful."

Practice

1 What does farbenfroh mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Bild ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches farbenfroh?

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