For three hours we strolled about together, watching the ever-changing kaleidoscope of life as it ebbs and flows through Fleet Street and the Strand.
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Kaleidoscope
//kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskəʊp//
Synonyms for "kaleidoscope" (13 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مِشْكَال noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Armenian
2 entries- գեղադիտակ noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- կալեյդոսկոպ noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Burmese
1 entries- ကလိုင်ဒိုစကုပ် noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Catalan
1 entries- calidoscopi noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 萬花筒 /万花筒 noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 萬花筒 /万花筒 noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Czech
2 entries- kaleidoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- krasohled noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Danish
2 entries- kaleidoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- kaleidoskop noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
Dutch
1 entries- caleidoscoop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Esperanto
1 entries- kalejdoskopo noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Finnish
2 entries- kaleidoskooppi noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- kaleidoskooppi noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
French
2 entries- caléidoscope noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- kaléidoscope noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
German
2 entries- Kaleidoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- Kaleidoskop noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
Greek
1 entries- καλειδοσκόπιο noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Hungarian
1 entries- kaleidoszkóp noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Indonesian
1 entries- kaleidoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Italian
1 entries- caleidoscopio noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Japanese
1 entries- 万華鏡 noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- калейдоскоп noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Latin
1 entries- calidoscopium noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Polish
2 entries- kalejdoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- kalejdoskop noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
Portuguese
1 entries- caleidoscópio noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Russian
1 entries- калейдоско́п noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Spanish
4 entries- caleidoscopio noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- caleidoscopio noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
- calidoscopio noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- calidoscopio noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
Tagalog
1 entries- kaledoskopyo noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Thai
1 entries- กล้องสลับลาย noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Turkish
4 entries- kaleydoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- kaleydoskop noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
- çiçek dürbünü noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
- çiçek dürbünü noun (constantly changing series of colours or other things)
Turkmen
1 entries- kaleýdoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Vietnamese
1 entries- kính vạn hoa noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Volapük
1 entries- kalädoskop noun (instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
This kaleidoscope is giving me a headache.
Source: tatoeba (11536019)
On her farm, ears fill with the sounds of singing birds and buzzing cicadas, eyes are assailed with a kaleidoscope of color, from blood red roses to snow white lilies, and noses tingle with aromas of herbs and fruits.
Source: tatoeba (12036422)
The Kaleidoscope (from καλος beautiful, ειδος a form, and σκοπεω to see) is an instrument for creating and exhibiting an infinite variety of beautiful forms, and is constructed in such a manner as either to please the eye, by an ever-varying succession of splendid tints and symmetrical forms, or to enable the observer to render permanent such as may appear most appropriate for any of the numerous branches of the ornamental arts.
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