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- [reyn-boh]
- /ˈreɪnˌboʊ/
- /ˈreɪn.bəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reyn-boh]
- /ˈreɪnˌboʊ/
Definitions of rainbow word
- noun rainbow a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain. Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow. 1
- noun rainbow a similar bow of colors, especially one appearing in the spray of a waterfall or fountain. 1
- noun rainbow any brightly multicolored arrangement or display. 1
- noun rainbow a wide variety or range; gamut. 1
- noun rainbow a visionary goal: He pursued the rainbow of a singing career for years before becoming a success. 1
- noun rainbow rainbow trout. 1
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Origin of rainbow
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English reinbowe, Old English regnboga; cognate with Old Norse regnbogi, German Regenbogen. See rain, bow2
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Parts of speech for Rainbow
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pronoun
preposition
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rainbow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rainbow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rainbow
noun rainbow
- air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
- atlantis — (in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar
- bogy — an imaginary evil being or spirit; goblin
- chimera — A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
adj rainbow
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
- multi-hued — having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination): many-hued; golden-hued.
- multihued — having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination): many-hued; golden-hued.
adjective rainbow
- iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- multicolor — of many colors; multicolored.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
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