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1. (n.) rainbow
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.
2. rainbow
a similar bow of colors, esp. one in the spray of a waterfall or fountain.
3. rainbow
any brightly multicolored arrangement or display.
4. rainbow
a wide variety or range; gamut.
5. rainbow
a visionary goal.
6. (adj.) rainbow
of many colors; multicolored.
7. rainbow
made up of diverse races, groups, etc.:
a rainbow coalition.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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| Definition of 'rainbow' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rainbow
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
2. (noun) rainbow
an illusory hope
"chasing rainbows"
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1. (noun) rainbow
an arch of colors in the sky
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rainbow
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
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Sense: the coloured arch sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun when rain is falling.
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 Afrikaans: reënboog |
 Arabic: قَوْس قُزَح |
 Bulgarian: дъга |
 Brazilian: arco-íris |
 Czech: duha |
 German: der Regenbogen |
 Danish: regnbue |
 Greek: ουράνιο τόξο |
 Spanish: arco iris |
 Estonian: vikerkaar |
 Farsi: رنگین کمان |
 Finnish: sateenkaari |
 French: arc-en-ciel |
 Hebrew: קֶשֶת |
 Hindi: इंद्रधनुष |
 Croatian: duga |
 Hungarian: szivárvány |
 Indonesian: pelangi |
 Icelandic: regnbogi |
 Italian: arcobaleno |
 Japanese: 虹 |
 Korean: 무지개 |
 Lithuanian: vaivorykštė |
 Latvian: varavīksne |
 Malay: pelangi |
 Dutch: regenboog |
 Norwegian: regnbue |
 Polish: tęcza |
 Persian: رنگین کمان |
 Pashto: شنه زرغونه، سره زرغونه، ز |
 Portuguese: arco-íris |
 Romanian: curcubeu |
 Russian: радуга |
 Slovak: dúha |
 Slovenian: mavrica |
 Serbian: duga |
 Swedish: regnbåge |
 Thai: รุ้ง |
 Turkish: gök kuşağı |
 Taiwanese: 彩虹 |
 Ukrainian: веселка, райдуга |
 Urdu: قوس قزح |
 Vietnamese: cầu vồng |
 Chinese: 彩虹 |
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