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rainbowy

rainbowy

4.4
Showing bright colors like a rainbow
  • adjective
  • /ˈreɪnˌboʊi/
  • Informal
translation icon : arcoíris
  • She wore a rainbowy dress to the parade, showing her support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Examples

  • The photography was amazing, especially those empty rainbow batter bowls! The plain white frosting hiding the rainbowy cakeness is brilliant!

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  • We've got the post screen from the Pie and it's lovely rainbowy colours for raspberries as usual.

  • The artist painted a rainbowy mural that celebrated diversity and pride.

  • The garden was filled with rainbowy flowers, creating a vibrant atmosphere.

Synonyms

gay
vsrainbowy
  • Archaic
38 4.4

Bright in color and showy

is made of many different bright colors and signals LGBTQ+ support
iridescent
vsrainbowy
12 7.6

Bright colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

is many bright colors often used as a sign of LGBTQ+ support
opalescent
vsrainbowy
1 8.2

Soft, shiny colors on a surface that look like a small rainbow

is brighter and more vivid and often used to show LGBTQ+ support

Antonyms

dull
31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

drab
23 4.2

Not bright or colorful and not lively

How Colorful

vibrant
29 3.6
rainbowy
  • Informal
4.4
colorful
  • US
89 1.0
muted
10 4.2
drab
23 4.2

Surface Forms

rainbowy positive

Morphology

rainbowy = rainbow (transparent) = rainbow + y

The adjective is directly formed from 'rainbow' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'having the qualities of', so its color-related meaning is easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

The word rainbowy comes from rainbow plus the ending -y, and -y often means 'like' or 'full of'. A rainbow is bright colours that form a 'bow' in the sky after rain, so rainbowy describes something 'full of bright, rainbow-like colours' and is often used for clothes or flags that show support for LGBTQ+ pride.