iridescent

[ ir-i-des-uh nt ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt /

adjective

displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.

noun

an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance: new fall dresses of imported iridescents.

Origin of iridescent

First recorded in 1790–1800; irid- + -escent

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British Dictionary definitions for iridescent

iridescent
/ (ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt) /

adjective

displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes

Derived forms of iridescent

iridescence, noun iridescently, adverb

Word Origin for iridescent

C18: from irido- + -escent