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iridescent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
   • iridescent glaze
   • iridescent appearance
   • iridescent glow
2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
   • iridescent sheen

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

fluorescent · luminescent

Translations (44)

cs irizující (producing lustrous colors) · el ιριδίζων (producing lustrous colors) · fr iridescent (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · el ιριδίζων (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · sv lysande (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · ro iridescent (producing lustrous colors) · bg блестящ (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · de irisierend (producing lustrous colors) · cs hrající duhovými barvami (producing lustrous colors) · bg преливащ се (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · tr janjan (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · nl iriserend (producing lustrous colors) · pl mieniący się barwami (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · sv iriserande (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · tl masilak (producing lustrous colors) · de schillernd (producing lustrous colors) · ru ра́дужный (producing lustrous colors) · pt iridescente (producing lustrous colors) · es iridiscente (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · pl opalizujący (producing lustrous colors) · fi irisoiva (producing lustrous colors) · bg с цветовете на дъгата (producing lustrous colors) · tr yanardöner (producing lustrous colors) · sv skimrande (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · cy symudliw (producing lustrous colors) · fi sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva (producing lustrous colors) · fi kirjava (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · ru перели́вчатый (producing lustrous colors) · fr iridescent (producing lustrous colors) · ca iridescent (producing lustrous colors) · tr alaca (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · tr yanardöner (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · sk pestrofarebný (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful) · tr janjan (producing lustrous colors) · es iridiscente (producing lustrous colors) · mi ūiraira (producing lustrous colors) · sv regnbågsskimrande (producing lustrous colors) · it iridescente (producing lustrous colors) · sv iriserande (producing lustrous colors) · ja 玉虫色 (producing lustrous colors) · es irisado (producing lustrous colors) · tr alaca (producing lustrous colors) · ru перелива́ющийся (producing lustrous colors) · cs měňavý (producing lustrous colors)