Iris, what do you usually eat for breakfast?
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Iris
//ˈaɪ.ɹɪs//
Synonyms for "iris" (117 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (35)
Related words (58)
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More general
5 entriesRelated terms
9 entriesdbpedia genre
3 entriesderived
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
etymologically related_to
1 entriesform of
2 entrieshas context
8 entrieshas property
1 entriesis a
15 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
Translations
185 translations across 62 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- reënboogvlieg noun (part of the eye)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Ἶρις name (Greek messenger of the gods)
Arabic
3 entries- سواد العين noun (part of the eye)
- قزحية noun (part of the eye)
- قُزَحِيَّة noun (part of the eye)
Armenian
3 entries- ակնածիածան noun (part of the eye)
- ծիածանաթաղանթ noun (part of the eye)
- հիրիկ noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Bulgarian
4 entries- Ири́да name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- бленда noun (photography, cinematography: diaphragm)
- ирис noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- ирис noun (part of the eye)
Burmese
2 entries- မျက်နက် noun (part of the eye)
- မျက်ဝန်း noun (part of the eye)
Catalan
3 entries- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
- lliri noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 虹彩 noun (part of the eye)
- 虹膜 noun (part of the eye)
- 鳶尾花 /鸢尾花 noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲓⲣⲓⲥ name (Greek messenger of the gods)
Cornish
4 entries- byw an lagas noun (part of the eye)
- elester noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- elestren noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
Czech
2 entries- duhovka noun (part of the eye)
- kosatec noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Danish
4 entries- Iris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Iris name (female given name)
- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
Dutch
4 entries- Iris name (female given name)
- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
- lis noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Esperanto
1 entries- iriso noun (part of the eye)
Estonian
2 entries- Iris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Iris name (female given name)
Faroese
3 entries- Iris name (female given name)
- lithinna noun (part of the eye)
- mækja noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Finnish
4 entries- Iiris name (female given name)
- aukko noun (photography, cinematography: diaphragm)
- himmennin noun (photography, cinematography: diaphragm)
- iiris noun (part of the eye)
French
4 entries- Iris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Iris name (female given name)
- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
Galician
2 entries- iris noun (part of the eye)
- lirio noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Georgian
3 entries- ზამბახი noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- თვალის გარსი noun (part of the eye)
- ფერადი გარსი noun (part of the eye)
German
4 entries- Iris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Iris name (female given name)
- Iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- Iris noun (part of the eye)
Greek
4 entries- Ίριδα name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Ίρις name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- ίριδα noun (part of the eye)
- ίρις noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Hebrew
2 entries- אִירוּס noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- קַשְתִית noun (part of the eye)
Hungarian
4 entries- Irisz name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Írisz name (female given name)
- nőszirom noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- szivárványhártya noun (part of the eye)
Ingrian
1 entries- Iriska name (female given name)
Irish
4 entries- glóiriam noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- imreasc noun (part of the eye)
- inteachán noun (part of the eye)
- ireas noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Italian
3 entries- giaggiolo noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iride noun (part of the eye)
- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Japanese
4 entries- アイリス name (female given name)
- イーリス name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- 菖蒲 noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- 虹彩 noun (part of the eye)
Kazakh
3 entries- nūrly qabyq noun (part of the eye)
- qūrtqaşaş noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- құртқашаш noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Khmer
4 entries- កែវភ្នែក noun (part of the eye)
- ប្រស្រី noun (part of the eye)
- អក្ខិ noun (part of the eye)
- អក្សិតារា noun (part of the eye)
Korean
4 entries- 이리스 name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- 붓꽃 noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- 창포 noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- 홍채 noun (part of the eye)
Latvian
2 entries- varavīksnene noun (part of the eye)
- īriss noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Lithuanian
2 entries- rainelė noun (part of the eye)
- vilkdalgis noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Macedonian
3 entries- ирис noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- перуника noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- шареница noun (part of the eye)
Malayalam
1 entries- കൃഷ്ണപടലം noun (part of the eye)
Middle English
1 entries- flourdelis noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Māori
2 entries- mīkoikoi noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- tiwha noun (part of the eye)
Navajo
2 entries- anázhiin noun (part of the eye)
- niteel bitʼąąʼ łánígíí noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- rengîne noun (part of the eye)
Norwegian
4 entries- Iris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Iris name (female given name)
- mækje noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- sverdlilje noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- iris noun (part of the eye)
- regnbuehinne noun (part of the eye)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- iris noun (part of the eye)
- regnbogehinne noun (part of the eye)
Persian
2 entries- زنبق noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- عنبیه noun (part of the eye)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schelplelje noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Polish
3 entries- irys noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- kosaciec noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- tęczówka noun (part of the eye)
Portuguese
4 entries- Íris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Íris name (female given name)
- íris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- íris noun (part of the eye)
Romanian
4 entries- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
- iris noun (photography, cinematography: diaphragm)
- stânjen noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Russian
4 entries- Ири́да name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- и́рис noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- и́рис noun (part of the eye)
- каса́тик noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- seileastair noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- blȇnda noun (photography, cinematography: diaphragm)
- dȕžica noun (part of the eye)
- perùnika noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- šarènica noun (part of the eye)
Slovak
1 entries- Íris name (female given name)
Slovene
2 entries- perunika noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- šarenica noun (part of the eye)
Spanish
2 entries- iris noun (part of the eye)
- lirio noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Swahili
1 entries- airisi noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Swedish
4 entries- Iris name (Greek messenger of the gods)
- Iris name (female given name)
- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
Tagalog
3 entries- alikmata noun (part of the eye)
- bahay-balintataw noun (part of the eye)
- inlaan noun (part of the eye)
Telugu
1 entries- కంటిపాప noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Thai
1 entries- ม่านตา noun (part of the eye)
Turkish
3 entries- iris noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- iris noun (part of the eye)
- süsen noun (plant of the genus Iris)
Vietnamese
2 entries- diên vĩ noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- mống mắt noun (part of the eye)
Volapük
1 entries- lirid noun (part of the eye)
Yiddish
2 entries- איריס noun (plant of the genus Iris)
- איריס noun (part of the eye)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The iris deeply associated with the Boys' Festival does not have a beautiful flower.
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Among the paintings of Claude Monet is one titled "Lilac Irises" and another called "Iris Mauve."
Source: tatoeba (4486787)
The iris gives the eye its color.
Source: tatoeba (4926616)
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