About The Word Iridescent
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Iridescent
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What's The Definition Of Iridescent?
[adj] having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
[adj] varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" Synonyms | Synonyms for Iridescent: bright | changeable | chatoyant | colorful | colourful | nacreous | opalescent | opaline | pearlescent | shot Related Terms | Find terms related to Iridescent: burele | chatoyant | creamy | delicate | eggshell | flat | gloss | iridal | iridial | iridian | irisated | irised | light | mellow | moire | mother-of-pearl | nacre | nacred | nacreous | nacry | opalescent | opaline | opaloid | pale | pastel | patinaed | pavonian | pavonine | pearlish | pearl-like | pearly | quiet | rainbowlike | rainbowy | sad | semigloss | simple | sober | soft | soft-colored | softened | soft-hued | somber | subdued | subtle | sweet | tender | tortoise-shell See Also | Iridescent In Webster's Dictionary \Ir`i*des"cent\ (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, the
rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of
changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
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