Definitions for rainbowˈreɪnˌboʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rain•bowˈreɪnˌboʊ(n.)
a bow or arc of prismatic colors in the heavens opposite the sun; caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain.
Category: Meteorology
a similar bow of colors, esp. one in the spray of a waterfall or fountain.
any brightly multicolored arrangement or display.
a wide variety or range; gamut.
a visionary goal.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adj.)of many colors; multicolored.
made up of diverse races, groups, etc.:
a rainbow coalition.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Government
Origin of rainbow:
bef. 1000
Princeton's WordNet
rainbow(noun)
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
rainbow(noun)
an illusory hope
"chasing rainbows"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rainbow(noun)ˈreɪnˌboʊ
an arch of colors in the sky
Wiktionary
rainbow(Noun)
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
rainbow(Noun)
Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
rainbow(Noun)
A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
a rainbow of possibilities
rainbow(Noun)
An illusion, mirage
Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.
rainbow(Noun)
A curveball, particularly a slow one
rainbow(Noun)
In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits
rainbow(Verb)
To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.
rainbow(Adjective)
Multicoloured.
rainbow(Adjective)
Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
rainbow(Adjective)
LGBT.
rainbow(Adjective)
Composed entirely of different suits.
Origin: From regnboga, formed as regn + boga. Cognate with Old High German reginbogo, Icelandic regnbogi and Old Norse regnbogi.
Webster Dictionary
Rainbow(noun)
a bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of falling rain
Translations for rainbow
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rainbow(noun)
the coloured arch sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun when rain is falling.
- reënboogAfrikaans
- قَوْس قُزَحArabic
- дъгаBulgarian
- arco-írisPortuguese (BR)
- duhaCzech
- der RegenbogenGerman
- regnbueDanish
- ουράνιο τόξοGreek
- arco irisSpanish
- vikerkaarEstonian
- رنگین کمانFarsi
- sateenkaariFinnish
- arc-en-cielFrench
- קֶשֶתHebrew
- इंद्रधनुषHindi
- dugaCroatian
- szivárványHungarian
- pelangiIndonesian
- regnbogiIcelandic
- arcobalenoItalian
- 虹Japanese
- 무지개Korean
- vaivorykštėLithuanian
- varavīksneLatvian
- pelangiMalay
- regenboogDutch
- regnbueNorwegian
- tęczaPolish
- رنگین کمانPersian
- شنه زرغونه، سره زرغونه، زپړه زرغونه (كمان رستمPashto
- arco-írisPortuguese
- curcubeuRomanian
- радугаRussian
- dúhaSlovak
- mavricaSlovenian
- dugaSerbian
- regnbågeSwedish
- รุ้งThai
- gök kuşağıTurkish
- 彩虹Chinese (Trad.)
- веселка, райдугаUkrainian
- قوس قزحUrdu
- cầu vồngVietnamese
- 彩虹Chinese (Simp.)
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