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rainbow en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(US) audio
rān'bō (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪmboʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈɹɛjmbəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
rām'bō (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English reynbowe, raynbowe, from Old English reġnboga (“rainbow”), from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô (“rainbow”), equivalent to rain + bow (“arch”). Cognate with West Frisian reinbôge (“rainbow”), Dutch regenboog (“rainbow”), German Regenbogen (“rainbow”), Danish regnbue (“rainbow”), Swedish regnbåge (“rainbow”), Icelandic regnbogi (“rainbow”).

Meanings

(not-comparable) Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.
(US, attributive, not-comparable) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
- He went along with them because the Pack was a rainbow group — two Italian-Americans, a black man, a Jew (Bishop), and a sometime Englishman (Lawford) — and they were making a point. 2006, Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan, Sinatra: The Life, page 246:
- The 1999 June elections led to a surprise change in the governing coalition from the long-term ruling Christian Democrats to a rainbow group of Greens, Liberals, and Socialists. 2007, Melissa Haussman, Birgit Sauer, Gendering the state in the age of globalization, page 67:
- […] it seemed to me to be naive indeed for the Liberal Democrats to believe that they could simply enter into a rainbow alliance against the Labour Government. 2007, Hooson, in a Letter to the Western Mail, 19 June 2007, published in Crossing the Rubicon: coalition politics Welsh style by John Osmond, page 28
- That Asian-American actor Thomas Ikeda contributes a pleasingly frantic Panthino would not be considered rainbow enough. 1994, John Simon, Of Dogs, Their Masters, and Others, in New York magazine, September 5 1994, page 51
- Mayawati has succeeded in building a social coalition that inverts the pyramid of caste/class hierarchy by building a rainbow alliance of social groups, now dominated by that greatest underclass of all, namely Dalits. 2008, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Indian politics and society since independence, page 76:
(attributive, derogatory, not-comparable, sometimes) LGBT.
- Why do they have to add rainbow propaganda into everything? 2026 February 14, @antiwokegameruk [username], X, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2026:
- Similarly, the question of who belongs in such a rainbow alliance isn't set. It can include gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals. It can include people who are 'questioning' which culture they belong to [...] 2005, Alan McKee, The public sphere: an introduction, page 167:
(not-comparable, of a flop) Composed entirely of different suits.
(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to rainbow tables.
- rainbow attack

Synonyms

polychromatic · motley (multicolored) · multiracial (made up of several races or ethnicities) · multipartisan (made up of several factions) · rainbowed (made up of several races or ethnicities) · multiethnic (made up of several races or ethnicities) · multihued

Translations (23)

ja 多彩 (multicoloured) · ro multicolor (multicoloured) · nl bont (multicoloured) · my ရောင်စုံ (multicoloured) · ka ჭრელი (multicoloured) · sq ylbertë (multicoloured) · pt multicolor (multicoloured) · de vielfarbig (multicoloured) · pt multicor (multicoloured) · zza belek (multicoloured) · pl tęczowy (multicoloured) · bg с цветовете на дъгата (multicoloured) · nl veelkleurig (multicoloured) · de bunt (multicoloured) · fi monivärinen (multicoloured) · es policromático (multicoloured) · ks رَنٛگ با رَنٛگیٖن (multicoloured) · ja 多色 (multicoloured) · es multicolor (multicoloured) · ro policrom (multicoloured) · eo multkolora (multicoloured) · nl meerkleurig (multicoloured) · es irisado (multicoloured)

rainbow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(US) audio
rān'bō (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪmboʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈɹɛjmbəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
rām'bō (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
- Why are there so many songs about rainbows And what's on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions And rainbows have nothing to hide. 1979, Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher, “Rainbow Connection”, performed by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson):
Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
(often, used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
- a rainbow of possibilities
(figuratively) An illusion; a mirage.
- Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.
A curveball, particularly a slow one.
A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet; rainbow kick
(slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
Rainbow trout.
- Finally, by actual trial, I have found that I can catch more rainbow by using one fly than with a two or three-fly cast. 1911, Francis R. Steel, “Catching the Rainbow Trout”, in The Outing Magazine, volume 58, page 482:
(derogatory, figuratively, sometimes) A person within the LGBT community.
- Oh look, the rainbow came back.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
rainbows	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

spectrum (prismatic reflection) · iris

Translations (640)

hil balangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · szl danga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · xug ティントーノーヂリ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dru balrilawlaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · inh селаӏад (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ks رُدٕ ہارنٛڈ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms kuwung (multicoloured arch in the sky) · jje 황고지 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mbb belugtu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · scn archinuè (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms bangun-bangun (multicoloured arch in the sky) · es arco del cielo (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh 彩虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ur قَوس و قُزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · grc ἶρις (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ams ノーギ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cu дѫга (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tt салават күпере (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bn রংধনু (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mxb chi̱yángí (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cic nakbatiipoli' (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gug jýi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · itl °ӄ’эӄ’әм (multicoloured arch in the sky) · za duzdoengz (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ebk tilag (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bh 𑂣𑂢𑂮𑂷𑂎𑂰 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mk ѕуница (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ryu 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · et vikerkaar (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mrw panambolan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · paw húraahkipic (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pam pinangari (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa قَوسوقَزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi धनुष (multicoloured arch in the sky) · poi júŋi̱chi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · krl ukonkuari (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tiw ampiji (multicoloured arch in the sky) · br gwareg-ar-glav (multicoloured arch in the sky) · km ឥន្ទធនូ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · swb mukakamba (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lmw káccakaca (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi रामधनुष (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mi āniwaniwa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ady щыуанкъопс (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sd اِنڊِلَٺِ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · da regnbue (multicoloured arch in the sky) · es arco iris (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lez яргъируш (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yi רעגנבויגן (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sne girongan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ses gondi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ta வானவில் (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dv ވާރެޑުނި (multicoloured arch in the sky) · myv пиземечирьке (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mn ᠰᠣᠯᠤᠩᠭ᠎ᠠ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ty ānuanua (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ast arcu iris (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pqm monoqan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pi indadhanu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ne इन्द्रेनी (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nci cozamalotl (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ur ہَفْت رَن٘گ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tao rangirang (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tl balangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa رَنْگینکَمان (multicoloured arch in the sky) · puo bluəŋ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · iba endaraja (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sw upinde wa mvua (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ltg dzeļvērte (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kw kabmdhavas (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lif ᤏᤠᤶᤎᤡᤱᤃᤥ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fi sateenkaari (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tg рангинкамон (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kg mukiama (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wa êrdiè (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nb regnboge (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zza qeysafatma (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sva დეცა̈ლა̈̄რტყ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dtr buluntung (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bo འཇའ་ཚོན (multicoloured arch in the sky) · so jeegaan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ckb کۆڵکەزێڕینە (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar عروسة السما (multicoloured arch in the sky) · alt солоҥы (multicoloured arch in the sky) · scn arch'i Nuè (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gmq-gut regnbugi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · evn се̄рун (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ky жаа (multicoloured arch in the sky) · chk resim (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wuu 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mnc ᠨᡳᠣᡵᠣᠨ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kxd bangkawat (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sh dúga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · alc akiepéna (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ki mũkũnga-mbura (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hak 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ksc afungar (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kn ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar قوس قزح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi इन्द्रधनुष (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pl tęcza (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ur دَھنُش (multicoloured arch in the sky) · new लायेलामा (multicoloured arch in the sky) · emb tataraʔueʔ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dlg кустук (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sah кустук (multicoloured arch in the sky) · iu ᐊᔭᒍᑕᖅ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nht kosamalo (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ks رمضان بٕدرٕنؠ بوٗنؠ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ast arcu pintáu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pam pinanari (multicoloured arch in the sky) · io pluvarko (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kn ಇಂದ್ರಧನುಸ್ಸು (multicoloured arch in the sky) · agx рагъухъан (multicoloured arch in the sky) · eo gamo (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · vec arconbè (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wym raenaböga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mrw pagayaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kum тенгрижая (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms bianglala (multicoloured arch in the sky) · chy nonónóó'e (multicoloured arch in the sky) · li varfsbaog (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sjw Ho ko ni qi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ko 홍예 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yo oṣumare (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mi taawhanawhana (multicoloured arch in the sky) · an arco de San Chuan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hid míriʔapúhga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zu uthingo lwenkosazana (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nhm kosamalotl (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bcl balangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ro multitudine (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · lij arcobalén (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ckb پەلکەزێڕینە (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hrx Rehnbohe (multicoloured arch in the sky) · af reënboog (multicoloured arch in the sky) · eu ostadar (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ami teker ni idek (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sa इन्द्रचाप (multicoloured arch in the sky) · trw ایِنان (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kmr qozeqer (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kne abonga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lwl โซะ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kjq kashtyaatsi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bsh indrõ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar قوس النبي (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dsb bogowa tyca (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ckv qeliwaRwaR (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ky көк желе (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yue 彩虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · vot ikolookkõ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pms arcancel (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ga tuar ceatha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ceb bangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mch jasudi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nhg öcusemölutl (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kk кемпірқосақ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kyh éexrih (multicoloured arch in the sky) · quc xukuq’ab (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zav yitəꞌ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tr ebem kuşağı (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sa इन्द्रचापः (multicoloured arch in the sky) · uz yoy (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi धनुक (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mi uenuku (multicoloured arch in the sky) · av нур (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa تِیرَاژِه (multicoloured arch in the sky) · udi бихогъокуштикӏ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh 彩虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kmr keskûala (multicoloured arch in the sky) · csb tãga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar قَوْس قُزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ce стелаӏад (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lb Reebou (multicoloured arch in the sky) · su katumbiri (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tyv солаңгы (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mdf атямъёнга (multicoloured arch in the sky) · id pelangi (prismatic reflection) · vi cầu vồng (multicoloured arch in the sky) · frp arcan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mjc coo cuiya (multicoloured arch in the sky) · onb dai² (multicoloured arch in the sky) · klw marasawu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mas siomô (multicoloured arch in the sky) · vro vikatkaar (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mba balugtu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · se bajándávgi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sv regnbåge (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tg тирукамон (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh гон (multicoloured arch in the sky) · szl dynga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kaw biāṅlala (multicoloured arch in the sky) · phl izraáṇ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · moe ańakapeshakan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bi renbo (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh 虹霓 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · aaq mánakʷan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lij archinçê (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa تیراژِه (multicoloured arch in the sky) · la iris (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kbp tɩŋgaɣyʋ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ja 色々 (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · mai इन्द्रधनुष (multicoloured arch in the sky) · se arvedávgi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cjy 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ckv qriwaRwaR (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nl prisma (prismatic reflection) · pl tęcza (prismatic reflection) · sjd аббьрю̄ккс (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ru ра́дуга (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cy enfys (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wo ngirwi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mk лепе́за (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · cy bwa'r arch (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lzz ცაშოტკაპუ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sa इन्द्रधनुस् (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mt qawsalla (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mn солонго (multicoloured arch in the sky) · el δόξα (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kuz ckoitchi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bg спе́ктър (prismatic reflection) · pua xupakata (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tiw puntaninga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ast arcu la vieya (multicoloured arch in the sky) · srn mutyama (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sn murarabungu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · taa neɬteni dhedli' (multicoloured arch in the sky) · es arcoíris (multicoloured arch in the sky) · arc ܩܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dlm yarkbaluen (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kyj bolnong (multicoloured arch in the sky) · con uttufasi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tft awa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ur قَوسِ قُزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nia dumi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kpv ӧшкамӧшка (multicoloured arch in the sky) · jv kluwung (multicoloured arch in the sky) · xmf ცაშორტყაფუ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · azg kítzú jn'â (multicoloured arch in the sky) · oj nagweyaab (multicoloured arch in the sky) · udm вуюись (multicoloured arch in the sky) · aht sabiileʼ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · om sabbata waka (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ady лэгъупкъопс (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ilo bulalayaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tkl nuanua (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mg àvana (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lt vaivorykštė (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gug jýiva (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ca arc de Sant Martí (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sdc arcupintu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · am ቀስተ ደመና (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mdh pagaway (multicoloured arch in the sky) · rif tasřit n wenẓar (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ket аӄӄут (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar عروسة الشتا (multicoloured arch in the sky) · arn relmu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · msn butöliaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fj drodrolagi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ug ھەسەن-ھۈسەن (multicoloured arch in the sky) · rm artg (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gv goal twoaie (multicoloured arch in the sky) · id bianglala (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ja 虹霓 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mwl cinta de la bielha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pt arco-da-velha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · or ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ksw တၢၢ်ကွဲၤ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi इंद्रधनुष (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mr इंद्रधनुष्य (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tn motshe wa badimo (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fi spektri (prismatic reflection) · qu k'uychi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yo oduwa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kmr bûka baranê (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sl mavrica (multicoloured arch in the sky) · str X̱EDEŚEN (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mfe larkansiel (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gan 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fi sateenkaari (poker: flop containing three different suits) · tk älemgoşar (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dak wígmųke (multicoloured arch in the sky) · af reentboog (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mak tarawe (multicoloured arch in the sky) · rup curcubeu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cs duha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gag gök kuşaa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kmr keskesor (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ro spectru (prismatic reflection) · ms ganu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nv náátsʼíílid (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ga bogha báistí (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yua chéel (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cv асамат кӗперӗ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa آدْیَنْدَه (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kld yuluwirri (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pag bunlalakaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cho hinak bitepuli (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mk божилак (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lv varavīksne (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa قَوسِقَزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kum энемжая (multicoloured arch in the sky) · jig kingmi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yur segep 'u-pry (multicoloured arch in the sky) · oc arc de Sant Martin (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zun amidolanne (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar حزام لالة فاطمة الزهرا (multicoloured arch in the sky) · be вясёлка (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lmy aleha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tsg bangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tr alkım (multicoloured arch in the sky) · li Räänboëch (multicoloured arch in the sky) · esu agluryaq (multicoloured arch in the sky) · krc тейри къылыч (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tr gökkuşağı (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pac pireng (multicoloured arch in the sky) · scp ज़ा (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sms teärmmazjohss (multicoloured arch in the sky) · rom brichíri (multicoloured arch in the sky) · haw ānuenue (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pdt Räajenboagen (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mel lengaup (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms teja (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gd bogha-frois (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nl gamma (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · tg қавси қузаҳ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ia iris (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bua һолонго (multicoloured arch in the sky) · iu ᑲᑕᐅᔭᖅ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · as ৰামধেনু (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ky асан-үсөн (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fo ælabogi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · liv pițkīzkǭr (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tet baur (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pwn quljivangraw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · izh ukonlookka (multicoloured arch in the sky) · vi lẹm (multicoloured arch in the sky) · my စို့ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · oj gimiwaneyaab (multicoloured arch in the sky) · chr ᎤᏅᏉᎳᏛᎢ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · msk barangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pow kunzeˀchaˀ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · arw yawali (multicoloured arch in the sky) · orv дѫга (multicoloured arch in the sky) · uz kamalak (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kl neriusaaq (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wym ranaböga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tdd ᥞᥧᥒᥰ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hu szivárvány (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kjh кӱгӱрт чолы (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mrw boloto (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fur arc di Sant Marc (multicoloured arch in the sky) · el ίριδα (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms ular mengiang (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kix thīngmǖjá (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa آفِنْدَاک (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mag 𑂣𑂢𑂮𑂷𑂎𑂰 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ks سۄنٛزَل (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hsb tučel (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yur wonewslepah (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kne balingkaog (multicoloured arch in the sky) · uk ра́йдуга (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ny utawaleza class 14/6 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa قُوسوقَزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pl wachlarz (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · kn ಇಂದ್ರಚಾಪ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tl bahagsubay (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ja 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ko 홍 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · quc ch’upikaq (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bg дъга́ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · si දේදුන්නක් (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hak 天弓 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · moe pishimuiapi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa قُوْسِقَزَح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pon ahia (multicoloured arch in the sky) · vnm nanuanu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi मेघधनु (multicoloured arch in the sky) · orv дꙋга (multicoloured arch in the sky) · de Räjeböje (multicoloured arch in the sky) · myv пурьгинечирьке (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sks iwamer (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bcl hablondawani (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms benang raja (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mg antsiben' Andriamanitra (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gmw-cfr Räjeboge (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tpw îyyba (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cdo 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · egl èrc-in-zîl (multicoloured arch in the sky) · enm reynbowe (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kls idrọ̃́ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · uk весе́лка (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ms ular danu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nn regnboge (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gd raonabogha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kn ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dtd c̓awayuus (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mi kahukura (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa رَنْگِینکَمَان (multicoloured arch in the sky) · unm mënùkòn (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cr ᐲᓯᒧᔮᐱᕀ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kum солтанжая (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tr alaimisema (multicoloured arch in the sky) · es abanico (assortment, varied multitude — see also range, gamut, assortment, variety) · evn сэбдэптулэ̄чэ̄ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hsn 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hi इंद्रचाप (multicoloured arch in the sky) · es arco célico/celestial/celeste (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mhr шонанпыл (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mk виножито (multicoloured arch in the sky) · is njólubaugur (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sm nuanua (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lwl ซา (multicoloured arch in the sky) · syl ꠙꠣꠘꠤꠌꠣꠇ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · paw urahkípic (multicoloured arch in the sky) · es arco de san Martín (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zoc juŋguwich (multicoloured arch in the sky) · th สายรุ้ง (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tsu hioyu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · dhi dʰeŋgur (multicoloured arch in the sky) · izh vihmakaarto (multicoloured arch in the sky) · br barrenn-c'hlav (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nhn kosamalotl (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wym rȧnböga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · scn arcu di Nuè (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tr eleğimsağma (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ln monama (multicoloured arch in the sky) · quc xok’okaj (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ps شنه زرغونه (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tzm ⵜⴰⵙⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · xal солңһ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sty солаңгыр (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kw kammneves (multicoloured arch in the sky) · tl bahaghari (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nb regnbue (multicoloured arch in the sky) · liv õvātõks (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gl arco da vella (multicoloured arch in the sky) · vo reinabob (multicoloured arch in the sky) · io cielarko (multicoloured arch in the sky) · hy ծիածան (multicoloured arch in the sky) · de Ragaboga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wal zuullaa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ba йәйғор (multicoloured arch in the sky) · coo gaǰəqəɬ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gmq-gut regnbuge (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa آژْفَنْدَاک (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ckt йыӈэттэтӄымчучьын (multicoloured arch in the sky) · my သက်တင် (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gu મેઘધનુષ્ય (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kea arku-da-bédja (multicoloured arch in the sky) · kne badkong (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ush ہنآن (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sq ylber (multicoloured arch in the sky) · so qaanso (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ast arcu de iris (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sro arcu olla (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pmf dasawo (multicoloured arch in the sky) · fa اَغْلِیسُون (multicoloured arch in the sky) · orh ʃə꞉run (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ay kurumi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ab ацәаҟәа (multicoloured arch in the sky) · is regnbogi (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ks رام رام بٔدرِٛن دوٗنؠ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pjt tjutirangu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ko 색동다리 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yag akayni (multicoloured arch in the sky) · gv Bhow Ghoree (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sk dúha (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mnp 虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · alt јаҥмыр-јаа (multicoloured arch in the sky) · bdr gelintung (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sij buselenga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · el ουράνιο τόξο (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sco raynbow (multicoloured arch in the sky) · lkt wígmuŋke (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ktv bh'riêng (multicoloured arch in the sky) · te హరివిల్లు (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zza eysafatma (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sgs vandarīkštė (multicoloured arch in the sky) · yue 天虹 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ang reġnboga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · izh vihmakaari (multicoloured arch in the sky) · cjs селеңе (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pox moraină žaipă (multicoloured arch in the sky) · koi енӧшка (multicoloured arch in the sky) · wym rǡnabȫga (multicoloured arch in the sky) · trx aran kamang (multicoloured arch in the sky) · shp chirápa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · pa ਪੀਂਘ (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ar قوس قزح (multicoloured arch in the sky) · mam taqin kan (multicoloured arch in the sky) · zh 隮 /𬯀 (multicoloured arch in the sky) · nup duwa (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ote më’kuni (multicoloured arch in the sky) · otd riu (multicoloured arch in the sky) · sjd тӣрьмесью̄ккс (multicoloured arch in the sky) · msb balangaw (multicoloured arch in the sky) · ik nigaq (multicoloured arch in the sky)

rainbow en · VERB

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(US) audio
rān'bō (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪmboʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈɹɛjmbəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
rām'bō (General-American)
/ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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(transitive) To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow.
(intransitive) To take the appearance of a rainbow.
- We saw birds and butterflies rainbowing in the sun; lazy lizards crawling in the heat; inguanas blinking on stone wall, with mouth wide open for flies; poisonous snakes, not only carved on walls, but gliding through the grass. 1917, G[ulian] L[ansing] Morrill, The Devil in Mexico, Minneapolis, MN: [?], page 55:
In climbing gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes.
- called “rainbowing.” Different routes were color coordinated. ... Using hand-me-down equipment and learning as much as she could, Brittany began climbing outdoors. She found like-minded people and joined organizations such as Brown ... 2021, Ann McCallum Staats, Thrill Seekers: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN:
- “She's going to learn to belay while I'm climbing? What if I fall?” “You're not going to fall while rainbowing a 5.8, and besides, she'll catch you.” “I could die.” “That would be tragic,” I said. Kaitlyn crossed her arms. 2016, Kristin Lenz, Art of Holding On and Letting Go, Elephant Rock Books, →ISBN:

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Spelling	Features	Source
rainbowing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
rainbows	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
rainbowed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
rainbowed	Tense=Past	lexicographic

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pl kolorować (To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.) · fr polychromer (To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.) · tr rengârenk (To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.) · ar قَزَّحَ (To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.) · pl pokolorować (To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.)

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rainbow en · ADJ

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rainbow en · NOUN

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rainbow en · VERB

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