Definitions
Colorful arc of light formed by reflection and refraction in water drops.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Seven-color arc”7 letters
02“Colorful arc”7 letters
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