rainbow
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
Other meanings
Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
“a rainbow of possibilities”
A kind of
- bow
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "reġnboga".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rainbow” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.