KALEIDOSCOPIC


Meaning of KALEIDOSCOPIC in English

 ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|skäpik, -pēk adjective

also ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal -pə̇kəl, -pēk-

1. : of, relating to, or formed by a kaleidoscope

gazed raptly at the kaleidoscopic patterns within the instrument

2. : having changing tints or variegated color

kaleidoscopic color of the clouds at sunset

3.

a. : constantly changing : rapidly shifting

air was fretted with a kaleidoscopic network of swifts … with swallows, martins, and if late enough, nighthawks — William Beebe

a year of kaleidoscopic change, of breathtaking developments crowding so rapidly one upon the other — Allan Taylor

b. : having infinite variety : possessing many facets

such a being of kaleidoscopic versatility … we call contemptuously a jack-of-all-trades — Havelock Ellis

shocking inhumanity of the slave trade has been compressed within the pages of this kaleidoscopic novel with romance and sea adventure — New York Herald Tribune

• ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal·ly -pə̇k(ə)lē, -pēk-, -li adverb

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