Need another word that means the same as “rainbow”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “rainbow” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Rainbow” are: brilliant, glowing, radiant, rich
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rainbow” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| brilliant | A diamond of brilliant cut. An elegant necklace with four rows of brilliants. |
| glowing | The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. |
| radiant | A radiant point. I sat down by my hissing gas fire one of the radiants was missing. |
| rich | People who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group. Only the very rich benefit from this legislation. |
| aurora | A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole The effect is caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the upper atmosphere In northern and southern regions it is respectively called aurora borealis or Northern Lights and aurora australis or Southern Lights. |
| azure | Color azure. The azure of the sky. |
| blue | Heat metal so as to give it a greyish blue finish. Blue blood. |
| bright | Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. The sun was bright and hot. |
| brighten | Make more cheerful through the use of color. Most of the country should brighten up later. |
| brilliantly | In an impressive or outstanding way; very well. He seems to be coping brilliantly. |
| celestial | Belonging or relating to heaven. Celestial map. |
| chandelier | Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. |
| colorful | Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. Colorful autumn leaves. |
| cosmic | Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth. The cosmic void. |
| daylight | An appreciable distance or difference between one person or thing and another. She had been up before daylight. |
| firmament | The heavens or sky. Thunder shakes the firmament. |
| glimmer | A faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one. There is one glimmer of hope for Becky. |
| glow | Convey deep pleasure through one’s expression or bearing. The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city. |
| illuminate | Help to clarify or explain. A flash of lightning illuminated the house. |
| iridescent | Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. The drake s head has an iridescent purple sheen. |
| light | The quality of being luminous emitting or reflecting light. Light idle chatter. |
| lighten | Make or become more cheerful or less serious. Lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents. |
| meteor | A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth s atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode. |
| mirage | Something illusory and unattainable. The hope of sanctuary initially proved a mirage. |
| overcast | Make overcast or cloudy. Overcast books. |
| polish | A preparation used in polishing. His poetry has clarity and polish. |
| polychrome | Color with many colors make polychrome. Painters gilded and polychromed the wooden carvings. |
| shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. A pale shimmer of moonlight. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. His shoes were shined to perfection. |
| sky | The atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth. Hundreds of stars were shining in the sky. |
| spectrum | The components of a sound or other phenomenon arranged according to such characteristics as frequency, charge, and energy. Self help books are covering a broader and broader spectrum. |
| stratosphere | The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere. Her next big campaign launched her into the fashion stratosphere. |
| weather | Change under the action or influence of the weather. Stone walls provide shelter from wind and weather. |
| welkin | The sky or heaven. |
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