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rainbow

/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/noun2 syllables

Rainbow means: an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain.

Synonyms for rainbow7

also used for rainbow

motley, multiethnic, multiracial, rainbowed, multipartisan, multihued, polychromatic

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What does rainbow mean?2

noun

1

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

2

an illusory hope“chasing rainbows”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rainbow in a sentence

  • Surprisingly, pink is not one of the colors of the rainbow.CM
  • We saw a double rainbow, which the kids especially enjoyed.sundown
  • There are seven colors in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Ultronimation
  • When the sun shines after rain, the rainbow will appear.monsen_sanang_ai
  • Vanessa loves to knit hats, scarves, and mittens in rainbow colors.Solana
  • Wow, that's a full rainbow all the way.Spamster
  • By a rain cloud, the sun against it, appears a rainbow.jimkillock
  • A rainbow consists of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.jamessilver

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rainbow

as a noun

plural
rainbows