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View usage for: (ɪrɪdesənt) adjectiveSomething that is iridescent has many bright colours that seem to keep changing. [literary] ...iridescent bubbles. Synonyms: shimmering, pearly, opalescent, shot More Synonyms of iridescent iridescent in British English (ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt) adjectivedisplaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes Derived forms iridescence (ˌiriˈdescence) noun iridescently (ˌiriˈdescently) adverb Word origin C18: from irido- + -escentiridescent in American English (ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt) adjective having or showing shifting changes in color or an interplay of rainbowlike colors, as when seen from different angles Derived forms iridescence (ˌiriˈdescence) noun iridescently (ˌiriˈdescently) adverb Word origin < L iris, rainbow < Gr, rainbow (see iris) + -escent Examples of 'iridescent' in a sentenceiridescent An iridescent blue embroidered bomber jacket?Pale or iridescent colours on walls and floors will help reflect light.Apply a light layer along your shins and let the iridescent shimmer do its thing.This will remove shine, leaving you with a slightly iridescent sheen.In a good light, they gleam with iridescent purples and greens.The fresher your mackerel the better - look for glassy eyes and bright, iridescent skin.Everything to do with the Midlands has an unintentional, iridescent sheen of hilarity about it. Definition having shimmering changing colours like a rainbow iridescent bubbles Synonyms shimmering shot opaline prismatic rainbow-coloured polychromatic nacreous Additional synonymsDefinition having shimmering changing reflections, like opal opalescent blue glass Synonyms iridescent, pearly, shimmering, lustrous, opaline, shot, prismatic, rainbow-coloured, polychromatic, rainbow-hued, nacreous Definition decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl a suit covered with pearly buttons Synonyms iridescent, mother-of-pearl, opalescent, nacreous, margaric, margaritic Definition (of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect Synonyms iridescent, watered, moiré, opalescentNearby words ofiridescent - irate
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