checkered
Meaning of checkered
- divide into or mark with an arrangement of squares of different colour or character.
sunlight fell through the trees, chequering the stones
a great plain chequered with corn and green mosses
Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century).
adjective- having a pattern consisting of alternating squares of different colours.
a blue and white chequered tablecloth
- marked by periods of varied fortune or discreditable incidents.
the chequered history of post-war Britain
his chequered past might hurt his electability
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Hyphenation of checkered
check-ered
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- checkered is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
checkered synonyms
Meaning checked:
Meaning in varied colours; variegated:
Meaning consisting of several different colours:
Meaning incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety:
Meaning consisting of different qualities or elements:
Meaning marked by interesting or exciting events:
Meaning lacking order or stability:
Meaning likely to give way; not stable:
Meaning not even or balanced in shape or arrangement:
Meaning not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable:
Meaning frequently changing; variable or irregular:
Meaning rising and falling irregularly in number or amount:
Meaning showing a great deal of variety; very different:
Meaning make or become more diverse or varied:
Meaning having many sides:
Translation of checkered
- German: schachbrettartig
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Words that rhyme with checkered
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