Definitions of iridescent [ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt]

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Definition of 'iridescent'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) iridescent
displaying a play of lustrous changing colors like those of the rainbow.

Etymology: (1790–1800; < L īris rainbow)

Definition of 'iridescent'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
"changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"

2. (adj) iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
"an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

Definition of 'iridescent'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) iridescent
having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass

Translation of 'iridescent'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow Soap bubbles are iridescent.
Afrikaans: reënboogkleurig	Arabic: مُتَقَزِّح، مُتَلَوِّن بأ	Bulgarian: който e с цветовете на дъ
Brazilian: iridescente	Czech: duhově měňavý	German: schillernd
Danish: farvestrålende	Greek: ιριδίζων	Spanish: iridiscente
Estonian: sillerdav	Farsi: رنگین کمان سان	Finnish: sateenkaaren väreissä kim
French: irisé	Hebrew: זוֹהֵר בְּצִבעֵי הַקֶשֶת	Hindi: रंग बिरंगा
Croatian: koji se prelijeva u dugin	Hungarian: színjátszó	Indonesian: gemerlapan
Icelandic: í regnbogalitum, litskrúð	Italian: iridescente	Japanese: 虹色の
Korean: 무지개 빛깔의	Lithuanian: vaivorykštės spalvų	Latvian: zaigojošs (varavīksnes kr
Malay: berwarna-warni	Dutch: iriserend	Norwegian: i alle regnbuens farger
Polish: opalizujący	Persian: رنگین کمان، رنگهاى آفتاب	Pashto: د لمر رنګونه
Portuguese: iridescente	Romanian: irizat	Russian: радужный
Slovak: dúhovo sfarbený	Slovenian: mavričen	Serbian: koji se preliva
Swedish: regnbågsskimrande	Thai: มีสีสันเหมือนสีรุ้ง	Turkish: gökkuşağı gibi renkler sa
Taiwanese: 螢光的	Ukrainian: райдужний, кольору райдуг	Urdu: ست رنگا
Vietnamese: óng ánh nhiều màu	Chinese: 彩虹色的，闪光的
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