kaleidoscope
English
/kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/
noun
Definitions
- A tube of mirrors containing loose coloured beads etc. that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs.
- (figurative) A constantly changing set of colours, or other things.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek καλός (beautiful, good).
Origin
Ancient Greek
καλός
Gloss
beautiful, good
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
良, 善
Emoji
✨ 👗
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Calo English
- kaleidograph English
- kaleidoscopelike English
- kaleidoscopic English
- kaleidoscopically English
- kalology English
- Kaleidoskop German
- Calimero Italian
- caleidoscoop Dutch, Flemish
- caleidoscopio Spanish, Castilian
- εἶδος Ancient Greek
- καλός Ancient Greek
- καλός κἀγαθός Ancient Greek
- καλῶς Ancient Greek
- *kal-wo-s Proto-Indo-European
- καλόγερος Greek (modern)
- calantha Translingual