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Meaning of 'iridescent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Iridescent [ a.]
- Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.

Meaning of 'iridescent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . iridescent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Example in sentence:
  • a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent;
  • changeable taffeta;
  • chatoyant (or shot) silk
Meaning (2):
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example in sentence:
  • a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster;
  • an iridescent oil slick;
  • nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl

Nearby Words:

irian iricism iridaceous iridal iridectomy irideous irides iridescence iridian iridiated

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