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Rule "rainbow(-)colored leaves"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: rainbow(-)colored leaves
Message: This word is normally spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The tree of life has radiant rainbow colored leaves.
    Correction suggestion: rainbow-colored
  • ...into the tree of life's radiant rainbow coloured leaves.
    Correction suggestion: rainbow-coloured
  • ...into the tree of life's radiate rainbow colored leaves.
    Correction suggestion: rainbow-colored
  • I love the cream colored paint for the bedroom.
    Correction suggestion: cream-colored
  • The cream coloured jumper looked particularly smart.
    Correction suggestion: cream-coloured
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The rainbow colored the sky with beauty
  • The cream colored the coffee.
ID: RAINBOW_COLORED [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)