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English

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Arainbow (multicoloured arch shape).

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishreynbowe,raynbowe, fromOld Englishreġnboga(“rainbow”), fromProto-West Germanic*regnabogō, fromProto-Germanic*regnabugô(“rainbow”), equivalent torain +‎bow(“arch”). Cognate withWest Frisianreinbôge(“rainbow”),Dutchregenboog(“rainbow”),GermanRegenbogen(“rainbow”),Danishregnbue(“rainbow”),Swedishregnbåge(“rainbow”),Icelandicregnbogi(“rainbow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rainbow (pluralrainbows)

  2. Amulticolouredarch in thesky, produced byprismaticrefraction oflight withindroplets ofrain in theair.
    • 1979, Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher, “Rainbow Connection”, performed by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson):
      Why are there so many songs aboutrainbows
      And what's on the other side?
      Rainbows are visions, but only illusions
      Andrainbows have nothing to hide.
  4. Any prismatic refraction of light showing aspectrum ofcolours.
  5. (often used with “of”) Awideassortment; avariedmultitude.
    arainbow of possibilities
  7. (figurative) Anillusion; amirage.
    Many electoral promises arerainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.
  9. (baseball) Acurveball, particularly a slow one.
  10. (soccer) Atrick in which theplayer makes the ballarc over the opponent'shead using bothfeet;rainbow kick
  12. (pokerslang) InTexas hold 'em orOmaha hold 'em, aflop that contains three differentsuits.
  13. Rainbow trout.
    • 1911, Francis R. Steel, “Catching the Rainbow Trout”, inThe Outing Magazine, volume58, page482:
      Finally, by actual trial, I have found that I can catch morerainbow by using one fly than with a two or three-fly cast.
  15. (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) A person within theLGBT community.
    Oh look, therainbow came back.

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Translations

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multicoloured arch in the sky
prismatic reflection
assortment, varied multitude
baseball: curveball—seecurveball
poker: flop containing three different suits
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Adjective

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rainbow (notcomparable)

  1. Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.
  2. (attributive, chiefly US) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
    • 1994, John Simon,Of Dogs, Their Masters, and Others, inNew York magazine, September 5 1994, page 51:
      That Asian-American actor Thomas Ikeda contributes a pleasingly frantic Panthino would not be consideredrainbow enough.
    • 2006, Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan,Sinatra: The Life, page246:
      He went along with them because the Pack was arainbow group — two Italian-Americans, a black man, a Jew (Bishop), and a sometime Englishman (Lawford) — and they were making a point.
    • 2007, Melissa Haussman, Birgit Sauer,Gendering the state in the age of globalization, page67:
      The 1999 June elections led to a surprise change in the governing coalition from the long-term ruling Christian Democrats to arainbow group of Greens, Liberals, and Socialists.
    • 2007, Hooson, in a Letter to the Western Mail, 19 June 2007, published inCrossing the Rubicon: coalition politics Welsh style by John Osmond, page 28:
      […] it seemed to me to be naive indeed for the Liberal Democrats to believe that they could simply enter into arainbow alliance against the Labour Government.
    • 2008, Bidyut Chakrabarty,Indian politics and society since independence, page76:
      Mayawati has succeeded in building a social coalition that inverts the pyramid of caste/class hierarchy by building arainbow alliance of social groups, now dominated by that greatest underclass of all, namely Dalits.
  3. (attributive)LGBT.
    • 2005, Alan McKee,The public sphere: an introduction, page167:
      Similarly, the question of who belongs in such arainbow 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 [...]
  4. (poker, chiefly of a flop)Composed entirely of differentsuits.
  5. (mathematics, cryptography) Of or pertaining torainbow tables.
    rainbow attack

Usage notes

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  • In the United States, 'rainbow' groups/families/alliances/coalitions were originally those made up of several races or ethnicities. The term is now used more broadly, to refer (in the 2007 quotation, for example) to an alliance of several political parties. Separately, use of a rainbow flag as an LGBT symbol has led to the term being used to refer to LGBT groups (initiatives, etc).

Synonyms

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Translations

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multicoloured
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Verb

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rainbow (third-person singular simple presentrainbows,present participlerainbowing,simple past and past participlerainbowed)

  1. (transitive) Tobrighten with, or as with, arainbow; topattern with thecolours of the rainbow.
  2. (intransitive) To take theappearance of arainbow.
    • 1917, G[ulian] L[ansing] Morrill,The Devil in Mexico, Minneapolis, MN:[?], page55:
      We saw birds and butterfliesrainbowing 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.
  3. (climbing) Inclimbinggyms where the rocks to climb arecolored to indicate suggested climbingroutes, to climb rocks of different colors, therebyignoring such routes.
    • 2016, Kristin Lenz,Art of Holding On and Letting Go, Elephant Rock Books,→ISBN:
      “She's going to learn to belay while I'm climbing? What if I fall?” “You're not going to fall whilerainbowing a 5.8, and besides, she'll catch you.” “I could die.” “That would be tragic,” I said. Kaitlyn crossed her arms.
    • 2021, Ann McCallum Staats,Thrill Seekers: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports, Chicago Review Press,→ISBN:
      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 ...

Translations

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To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.

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Middle English

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Noun

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rainbow

  1. (West Riding)alternative form ofreynbowe
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