Jane hands John a colorful/colored package.

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One day about a week before Christmas, Jane hands John a colorful/colored package.I reckon both colorful and colored both fit in the above context, but do they convey the same idea to you? Thanks.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

No one's going to say a colored package.

a brightly colored package, maybe.

CJ

Angliholic · Answer

CalifJimNo one's going to say a colored package.

a brightly colored package, maybe.

CJ

Thanks, Jim.

But I am still in a state of confusion.

Why is it "a colored TV" instead of "colorful TV?"

What are the basic differences between "colored" and "colorful?"

Yoong Liat · Answer

Angliholic
CalifJimNo one's going to say a colored package.

a brightly colored package, maybe.

CJ

Thanks, Jim.

But I am still in a state of confusion.

Why is it "a colored TV" instead of "colorful TV?"

What are the basic differences between "colored" and "colorful?"

Why is it "a colored TV" instead of "colorful TV?"

It should be 'a color TV'.

To me, a colorful TV is a television set with different colors on its sides.

Hoa Thai · Answer

Angliholic
CalifJimNo one's going to say a colored package.

a brightly colored package, maybe.

CJ

Thanks, Jim.

But I am still in a state of confusion.

Why is it "a colored TV" instead of "colorful TV?"

What are the basic differences between "colored" and "colorful?"

Hi,

As Jim said, "not a colored package, but a brightly colored package", colorful means having bright colors or a lot of different colors.

A color TV is a television that transmits images in multi-color, including back and white.

A colored TV to some people means the same thing as above. For the rest, it means a TV with a color chassis; if this is the case, the color could be dull or bright.

A colorful TV is a TV with a colorful chassis.

A colored or colorful TV might transmit images only in B&W.
Best,
Hoa Thai

Angliholic · Answer

Hoa Thai
Angliholic
CalifJimNo one's going to say a colored package.

a brightly colored package, maybe.

CJ

Thanks, Jim.

But I am still in a state of confusion.

Why is it "a colored TV" instead of "colorful TV?"

What are the basic differences between "colored" and "colorful?"
Hi,

As Jim said, "not a colored package, but a brightly colored package", colorful means having bright colors or a lot of different colors.

A color TV is a television that transmits images in multi-color, including back and white.

A colored TV to some people means the same thing as above. For the rest, it means a TV with a color chassis; if this is the case, the color could be dull or bright.

A colorful TV is a TV with a colorful chassis.

A colored or colorful TV might transmit images only in B&W.

Best,
Hoa Thai

Thanks, Hoa Thai.

Got it!

By the way, what do you mean by "B&W?"

Hoa Thai · Answer

Hi,

B&W = black and white

Best,
Hoa Thai

Angliholic · Answer

Hoa ThaiHi,

B&W = black and white

Best,
Hoa Thai

Thanks, Hoa Thai.

Roger!

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