rachel
Syllables: Ra·chel/ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl/
rachel noun: a light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder.
Noun (1)
rachel (uncountable)
- A light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder.
- This powder is the finest face powder extant […] In three shades—white, pink, and rachel (for brunettes).1880 March 19, The Times
- Her dark skin was creamed a thick pale olive matt and thickly powdered with a pale rachel powder […].1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 121
Proper noun capitalized: Rachel
Rachel
- Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
- And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 29:16–18
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849
- She keeps saying, You are mistaken Rachel. She says my name in that heavy earnest way. The Jewish Ra-chel. I like my name like that. I have always been pleased when people said Ra-chel. But when she says it, it is as if she was taking me over. Through my name.1979, Doris Lessing, Shikasta, Knopf, published 1979, →ISBN, page 293
- A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
- A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.
Noun (2) capitalized: Rachel
Rachel (plural Rachels)
- Synonym of Rachel sandwich.
- Synonyms:
- Rachel sandwich
rachel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rachel in Hindi
- राचेल, राशेल, रेचेल
rachel in Tamil
- ராச்செல், ராசெல், ராச்சல்
rachel in Marathi
- राचेल, रॅशेल, राशेल
rachel in Urdu
- راچیل, ریچل, ریچیل
More languagesFewer languages
- rachel in Bengali
- রাচেল, র্যাচেল
- rachel in Telugu
- రాచెల్
- rachel in Malayalam
- റാഷൽ, റാച്ചെൽ, റാഷെൽ
- rachel in Kannada
- ರಾಚೆಲ್, ರ್ಯಾಚೆಲ್
- rachel in Punjabi
- ਰਾਚੇਲ, ਰੈਚੇਲ, ਰੈਚਲ
- rachel in Gujarati
- રાચેલ, રેચેલ, રેશેલ
- rachel in Odia
- ରାଚେଲ, ରାଚେଲ୍
- rachel in Nepali
- राचेल, र्याचेल, रेचेल
Examples of rachel in a sentence
- Rachel smiled wryly at Bryan, clearly showing her discomfort after being dragged into an unwanted interaction with him.
- RACHEL REEVES is preparing to tax milkshakes in an attempt to reduce obesity levels.
- Rachel had drawn a boundary so thick that Zack wasn't going to push it tonight.
Synonyms of rachel
Forms of rachel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Rachel |
| plural | Rachels |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Rachael |
| alternative form | Rachelle |
| alternative form | Rach |
Origin of rachel
From Rachel, the stage name adopted by Elisabeth Félix (?1820–58), Swiss-born French actress, with reference to her skin tone. Compare raschel.
Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel.
Words formed from rachel
Phrases with rachel
Questions about rachel
- What does rachel mean?
- Rachel means a light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder.
- What is rachel in Hindi?
- Rachel in Hindi is राचेल, राशेल, रेचेल. See Rachel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rachel?
- Rachel can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rachel?
- Rachel is pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rachel?
- The plural of rachel is Rachels.
Words near rachel in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rachel (page history and authors); Rachel (page history and authors); rachel (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rachel (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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