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.
OTHER WORDS FROM iridescent
Words nearby iridescent
iridencleisis,
iridentropium,
irideremia,
irides,
iridescence,
iridescent,
iridescent seaweed,
iridesis,
iridic,
iridium,
iridize
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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, adverbWord Origin for iridescent
C18: from
irido- +
-escent