English Explanatory Dictionary

iridescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
  2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-iridescent.wav

Word forms

iridescent more iridescent most iridescent

Etymology

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

Related words

luminescent fluorescent

Derived words

iridesce iridescence iridescent cloud iridescently iridescent shark iridescent ware noniridescent uniridescent
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