rainbow
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈreɪnboʊ/
- Informal
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quimera
- But it was not all rainbows and unicorns.
This is not going to be all sunsets and rainbows, right?
- This is not going to be all sunsets and rainbows, right?
- People are unwilling to hear anything that doesn't suit their unicorns and rainbows narrative.
- And it's one of those things that it's kind of rainbow after the storm.
Examples
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This is not going to be all sunsets and rainbows, right?
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It's denial wrapped up in rainbows and sparkles.
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What keeps a man looking for the rainbow all his life?
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I'm here for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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I mean, maybe it's time to stop chasing rainbows, buddy.
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We all like to dream of sunshine and rainbows in one big happy world.
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We all have to get along in a wonderful rainbow coalition of multiculturalism.
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And while that sounds good, I mean, it's not all rainbows and unicorns and cheaper rent.
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I wouldn't say the plateau is all sunshine and rainbows like we thought it would be.
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Chasing that dream is like searching for a rainbow; it may be beautiful but often unattainable.
Synonyms
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6.8
A hope or plan that is not likely to happen
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7.7
An idea or hope that seems real but is not possible
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7.5
An idea or plan that is unlikely to happen
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6.8
A hope for something you cannot achieve
A hope that seems unlikely to come true
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
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7.9
A faraway place of perfect happiness and hope that you cannot reach
Compounds
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4.0
Two rainbows that appear in the sky at the same time, the outer one fainter and outside the inner arc
- Slur
A slang phrase for people who support LGBTQ+ rights, used to insult them as a powerful group
A small bright fish from the Pacific coast of North America with shiny colorful scales
A large, fast tropical fish with a blue green back and yellow stripes that people catch for sport
A decorative tree from Asia and Hawaii with long groups of cream, orange, or red flowers
A small silvery fish from North America that lives in fresh and coastal waters and is often eaten as food
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the figurative use of rainbow is the old story of a 'pot of gold' at its end; because that treasure is impossible to reach, rainbow came to mean an unreal or unlikely hope.