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iridescent
The definition of iridescent is something that has rainbow like colors.
(adjective)An example of iridescent is the inside of an abalone shell.
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See iridescent in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
having or showing shifting changes in color or an interplay of rainbowlike colors, as when seen from different angles
Origin: < L iris, rainbow < Gr, rainbow (see iris) + -escent
Related Forms:
- iridescence noun
- iridescently adverb
See iridescent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage.
- Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance: “The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room” (Carson McCullers).
Related Forms:
- irˌi·desˈcent·ly adverb
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