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Meaning of rainbow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈɹeɪnboʊ

Definitions

  1. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air
  2. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
  3. A member of the Rainbow Guides, a Girl Guide movement for younger girls.
  4. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.
  5. A surname.
  6. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
  7. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours
  8. A town in the Shire of Hindmarsh and the Shire of Yarriambiack, western Victoria, Australia.
  9. A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
    often
  10. A wide assortment; a varied multitude
  11. An illusion; a mirage.
    figuratively
  12. An illusion; a mirage
  13. A curveball, particularly a slow one.
  14. A curveball, particularly a slow one
  15. A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet; rainbow kick
  16. In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
    slang
  17. Rainbow trout.
  18. A person within the LGBT community.
    derogatory, figuratively, sometimes

Equivalents

Afrikaans reënboog
አማርኛ ቀስተ ደመና
Azərbaycanca göy qurşağı
Беларуская вясёлка
Български дъга
বাংলা রংধনু
བོད་སྐད འཇའ འཇའ་ཚོན
Bosanski duha лепеза
Čeština duha
Dansk regnbue
Ελληνικά ουράνιο τόξο
Esperanto ĉielarko gamo
Eesti vikerkaar
Euskara ortzadar ostadar
Vosa Vakaviti drodrolagi
Galego arco da vella
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ānuenue
Hrvatski duha лепеза
Magyar szivárvány
Հայերեն ծիածան
Bahasa Indonesia bianglala pelangi
Italiano arcobaleno iride
日本語 色々 虹霓
ქართული ცისარტყელა
Қазақша кемпірқосақ
ខ្មែរ ឥន្ទធនូ
한국어 무지개 색동다리 홍예
Kurdî lêm
Кыргызча жаа
Latina arcus
Lëtzebuergesch Reebou
Lietuvių vaivorykštė
Latviešu varavīksne
Te Reo Māori āheahea āniwaniwa rore
Монгол солонго
Malti qawsalla
မြန်မာဘာသာ စို့ သက်တံ သက်တင်
नेपाली इन्द्रेनी
Nederlands gamma regenboog
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁ
Русский весёлка радуга
Slovenčina dúha
Slovenščina mavrica
Soomaali qaanso
Shqip ylber
Српски duha лепеза
Svenska regnbåge
Kiswahili upinde wa mvua
தமிழ் வானவில்
Українська весе́лка ра́йдуга
Oʻzbekcha kamalak
Tiếng Việt cầu vồng lẹm
IsiXhosa umnyama
Yorùbá oduwa òṣùmàrè
中文 гон 彩虹 虹霓 隮 /𬯀

Examples

“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.”
“a rainbow of possibilities”
“Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.”
“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.”
“Oh look, the rainbow came back.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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