kaleidoscopic

ka·lei·do·scope  (k-ld-skp)

n.

1. A tube-shaped optical instrument that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs by means of mirrors reflecting the constantly changing patterns made by bits of colored glass at one end of the tube.

2. A constantly changing set of colors.

3. A series of changing phases or events: a kaleidoscope of illusions.

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[Greek kalos, beautiful + eidos, form; see weid- in Indo-European roots + -scope.]

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ka·leido·scopic (-skpk), ka·leido·scopi·cal adj.

ka·leido·scopi·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

kaleidoscopic - continually shifting or rapidly changing kaleidoscopical changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

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kaleidoscopic

adjective 1. many-coloured, multi-coloured, harlequin, psychedelic, motley, variegated, prismatic, varicoloured

adjective 2. changeable, shifting, varied, mobile, variable, fluid, uncertain, volatile, unpredictable, unstable, fluctuating, indefinite, unsteady, protean, mutable, impermanent, inconstant

adjective 3. complicated, complex, confused, confusing, disordered, puzzling, unclear, baffling, bewildering, chaotic, muddled, intricate, jumbled, convoluted, disorganized, disarranged