Words that rhyme with iris
Iris is a 2-syllable word with 61 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are avarice, citrus, clitoris. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of iris
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
- diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
1 syllable
2 syllables
- citrus
- empress
- ferrous
- fibrous
- fortress
- harass
- heiress
- hubris
- hydrous
- laundress
- leprous
- lustrous
- mattress
- mistress
- monstrous
- nitrous
- ogress
- scabrous
- serous
- virus
- walrus
- derris
- foundress
- tigris
- traitress
- siris
- gyrus
- eris
- buttress
- huntress
- morris
- norris
- orris
- paris
- cyrus
- harris
- finest
- torrez
- arris
- boris
- ferris
- loris
- harries
- clarice
- maurice
- flores
- torres
- farris
4 syllables
5 syllables
Examples of "iris" in lyrics
See how iris is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"If you had that hardware, wreck more certainly would your third iris"
7L & Esoteric f/ Beyonder — Axe Hurlers -
"There's smoke in my iris"
Aesop Rock — Battery -
"With a windshield wiper through your iris"
Apathy f/ Celph Titled, Louis Logic, Majik Most — Mother Molesters
What do these rhymes mean?
- avarice
- reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) extreme greed for
- citrus
- any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp
- clitoris
- a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
- dentifrice
- a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
- desirous
- having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "iris" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like avarice, citrus, clitoris create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "iris" has 2 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.