technicolour

British

/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə, ˈtɛknɪˌkʌləd /

adjective

brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable

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Kyiv was in the depths of a frigid winter so monochrome that the scene on the platform could have been an old newsreel, but it was 2022 and happening in a technicolour, digital age.

From BBC

More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one of hundreds of "craft" recycling villages encircling Vietnam's capital Hanoi where waste is sorted, shredded and melted.

From Barron's

St Mirren character, St Mirren cleverness, St Mirren glory - all there in black and white and in fantastic technicolour too.

From BBC

"Coming out of all that, I just wanted to create joy and technicolour, and explore cultures in the countries I was touring."

From BBC

This innings at Edgbaston was England's wish in perfect technicolour.

From BBC

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