Definitions for iridescentˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ir•i•des•centˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt(adj.)
displaying a play of lustrous changing colors like those of the rainbow.
Origin of iridescent:
1790–1800; < L īris rainbow
ir`i•des′cent•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot(adj)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
"changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
iridescent(Adjective)
Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
iridescent(Adjective)
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
Origin: Coined around 1800, from iris + -escent.
Webster Dictionary
Iridescent(adj)
having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass
Translations for iridescent
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
iridescent(adjective)
shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow
Soap bubbles are iridescent.
- reënboogkleurigAfrikaans

- مُتَقَزِّح، مُتَلَوِّن بألوان قوس القُزَحArabic

- който e с цветовете на дъгатаBulgarian

- iridescentePortuguese (BR)

- duhově měňavýCzech

- schillerndGerman

- farvestrålendeDanish

- ιριδίζωνGreek

- iridiscenteSpanish

- sillerdavEstonian

- رنگین کمان سانFarsi

- sateenkaaren väreissä kimaltelevaFinnish

- iriséFrench

- זוֹהֵר בְּצִבעֵי הַקֶשֶתHebrew

- रंग बिरंगाHindi

- koji se prelijeva u duginim bojamaCroatian

- színjátszóHungarian

- gemerlapanIndonesian

- í regnbogalitum, litskrúðugurIcelandic

- iridescenteItalian

- 虹色のJapanese

- 무지개 빛깔의Korean

- vaivorykštės spalvųLithuanian

- zaigojošs (varavīksnes krāsās)Latvian

- berwarna-warniMalay

- iriserendDutch

- i alle regnbuens fargerNorwegian

- opalizującyPolish

- رنگین کمان، رنگهاى آفتابPersian

- د لمر رنګونهPashto

- iridescentePortuguese

- irizatRomanian

- радужныйRussian

- dúhovo sfarbenýSlovak

- mavričenSlovenian

- koji se prelivaSerbian

- regnbågsskimrandeSwedish

- มีสีสันเหมือนสีรุ้งThai

- gökkuşağı gibi renkler saçan, rengârenkTurkish

- 螢光的Chinese (Trad.)

- райдужний, кольору райдугиUkrainian

- ست رنگاUrdu

- óng ánh nhiều màuVietnamese

- 彩虹色的,闪光的Chinese (Simp.)

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