iridescent

iridescent Definition

iri·des·cent (ir′i des′ənt)

adjective

having or showing shifting changes in color or an interplay of rainbowlike colors, as when seen from different angles

Etymology: < L iris, rainbow < Gr, rainbow (see iris) + -escent

iridescent Related Forms

ir′i·des′·cence noun ir′i·des′·cently adverb

iridescent Synonyms

modif.

pearly, nacreous, shimmering, prismatic, rainbow-colored, multicolored, polychromatic, opalescent, lustrous; see also bright 1, 2.

iridescent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

eyeshadow: Borrowing it's magnificent colors from a rainbow, this iridescent eyeshadow leaves delicate halos of light on your eyelids.
sheen: Others on the ground show off their blue face patch and an iridescent violet sheen on their neck.
beetle: One woman with enormous hips opened her mouth and extended her tongue to allow the iridescent purple beetle upon it to be captured.
butterfly: Less than a minute afterward an splendidly iridescent blue butterfly, a strong flying Clouded Yellow and a Small Heath Butterfly appeared.
color: A palette of iridescent colors, from the lightest pastel to the most deeply striking.

Modifying Another Word

slightly: The glass was extremely thin and light and slightly iridescent from decay.

Used with adjective complement

Browse dictionary entries near iridescent