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iridescent

adj
/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/

Etymology

Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.

  1. derived from *weh₁irós✻ — “a twist, thread, cord, wire”
  2. derived from ἶρις — “rainbow”
  3. derived from īris
  4. inherited from iris
  5. formed as iridescent — “iris + -escent”

Definitions

  1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors

    Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

    • iridescent appearance
    • iridescent glaze
    • iridescent glow

  2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

    • iridescent sheen

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Derived

iridesce, iridescence, iridescent cloud, iridescently, iridescent shark, iridescent ware, noniridescent, uniridescent

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