Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Iris”

/ˈaɪɹɪs/

A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant)).

♬79 rhyming words found

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🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Iris"

29 words

These words rhyme exactly with "iris" — same ending sound.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
desirous	3		Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
virus	2	noun	A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
human immunodeficiency virus	11	noun	(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.
xyris	2	noun	(botany) Any member of the plant genus Xyris.
retrovirus	4	noun	(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
siris	2	noun	Any tree of the genus Albizia.
cytomegalovirus	7	noun	(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
adenovirus	5	noun	(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
gyrus	2	noun	(anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
slow virus	3		A slow virus is a virus, or a viruslike agent, etiologically associated with a slow virus disease.
hantavirus	4	noun	(virology) Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing.
tobacco mosaic virus	8		a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus species in the genus Tobamovirus that infects a wide range of plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae.
herpes simplex virus	6	noun	(medicine, virology) One of two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produces viral infections in the majority of humans.
human papilloma virus	8	noun	any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors
tumor virus	4	noun	a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
herpes zoster virus	6	noun	a herpes virus that causes shingles
animal virus	5		Animal viruses are viruses that infect animals.
plant virus	3		Plant viruses are viruses that have the potential to affect plants.
admire us	3		—
cyrus	2	noun	An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.
ebola virus	5	noun	Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.
hepatitis a virus	7	noun	A virus that causes the disease hepatitis A.
herpes virus	4	noun	any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
inspire us	3		—
phthirus	2	noun	true lice: crab lice
pyrus	2		a julekalender (Christmas Calendar) TV series broadcast on the Danish television station TV2 at Christmas time in Denmark.
smallpox virus	4	noun	the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
vi rus	2		—
wound tumor virus	5	noun	a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Iris"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
pious	2		Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
chorus	2	noun	A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
crisis	2	noun	An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
silence	2	noun	The absence of any sound.
pilot	2	noun	A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
timeless	2	noun	Not affected by time; ageless.
cirrus	2	noun	(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.
merits	2	noun	Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
spiral	2	noun	(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
clitoris	3	noun	(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
thesaurus	3	noun	A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
ferrous	2		Of or containing iron.
finest	2	noun	(US, informal, often preceded by the) Police officers.
heiress	2	noun	A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
doris	2	noun	A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.
pirate	2	noun	(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
high spirits	3	noun	Joyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.
minus	2	noun	(mathematics) The minus sign (−).
spirits	2	noun	(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.
arris	2	noun	A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
sinus	2	noun	(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).
stylus	2	noun	(computing) A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.
porous	2		Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
ibis	2	noun	Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
lysis	2	noun	(biochemistry) The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
wireless	2	noun	Not having any wires.
viral	2	noun	(social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another.
highness	2	noun	A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess.
sorus	2	noun	(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
slyness	2	noun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being sly.
arthritis	3	noun	Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.
eyeless	2		Having no eyes (organs of sight).
stegosaurus	4	noun	A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.
slow loris	3	noun	Any of several species of strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus, with a round head, narrow snout, large eyes, and a toxic bite.
ardent spirits	4	noun	Strong distilled alcoholic liquor or whiskey.
hepatitis	4	noun	Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
bronchitis	3	noun	(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
typhus	2	noun	(pathology) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
homozygous	4		Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
tigress	2	noun	A female tiger; a she-tiger.
fineness	2	noun	The quality or degree of being fine.
morris	2	noun	A morris dance.
brontosaurus	4	noun	One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.
titus	2	noun	Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman Emperor who succeeded Vespasian and preceded Domitian.
tyrannosaurus	5	noun	Any large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.
parrots	2	noun	A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
styleless	2		Lacking good style or any style at all.
nonferrous	3		(of a metal or alloy) Containing no iron.
pius	2		a masculine given name.
whitis	2	noun	—