iridescentadj.

/ɪrɪˈdɛsənt/

Etymology: < Latin īrid- iris n. + -escent suffix. Compare French iridescent (Littré).

a. Displaying colours like those of the rainbow, or those reflected from soap-bubbles and the like; glittering or flashing with colours which change according to the position from which they are viewed.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective]

changeablec1450

cangeant1608

volant1616

changeanta1653

changing1659

pavonine1688

versicoloured1721

perlaceous1777

iridescent1794

pavonated1798

chatoyant1816

nacreous1819

shot1824

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irisated1887

holographic1988

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 106 An iridescent or tarnished metallic appearance.

1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. iii. 183 The Mackerel is a handsome fish... The sides are iridescent like mother-of-pearl, but more silvery.

1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xx. 191 The iridescent colours produced by heat on polished steel and copper.

1879 G. Allen Colour-sense i. 5 We do not owe to the colour-sense the existence in nature of the rainbow, the sunset, or the other effects of iridescent light.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 242 On the top of the water is a film of exquisite iridescent colours like those on a soap bubble, only darker and brighter.

b. figurative or in figurative context.

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1864 Realm 18 May 6 This iridescent bubble-chaos of false sentiment.

1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 84 The best fictions, without a deep moral significance beneath, are only iridescent froth.

1897 Mrs. J. R. Green in 19th Cent. June 966 The iridescent activities of a sympathetic and gifted intellect.

Derivatives

iriˈdescently adv. in an iridescent manner.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adverb]

iridescently1796

1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 247 Bluish grey or steel grey, when tarnished Iridescently variegated blue or purplish.

1865 J. H. Stirling Secret of Hegel I. Prolegomena i. 8 To see..the whole huge universe iridescently collapse into the crystal of the Idea.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	iridescent
释义	iridescentadj. /ɪrɪˈdɛsənt/ Etymology: < Latin īrid- iris n. + -escent suffix. Compare French iridescent (Littré). a. Displaying colours like those of the rainbow, or those reflected from soap-bubbles and the like; glittering or flashing with colours which change according to the position from which they are viewed. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adjective] changeablec1450 cangeant1608 volant1616 changeanta1653 changing1659 pavonine1688 versicoloured1721 perlaceous1777 iridescent1794 pavonated1798 chatoyant1816 nacreous1819 shot1824 versicolorate1826 nacrous1836 versicolorous1847 iridine1851 perlarious1858 nacry1859 nacrine1862 playing1871 fire-opalescent1873 irisated1887 holographic1988 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 106 An iridescent or tarnished metallic appearance. 1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. iii. 183 The Mackerel is a handsome fish... The sides are iridescent like mother-of-pearl, but more silvery. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xx. 191 The iridescent colours produced by heat on polished steel and copper. 1879 G. Allen Colour-sense i. 5 We do not owe to the colour-sense the existence in nature of the rainbow, the sunset, or the other effects of iridescent light. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 242 On the top of the water is a film of exquisite iridescent colours like those on a soap bubble, only darker and brighter. b. figurative or in figurative context. ΚΠ 1864 Realm 18 May 6 This iridescent bubble-chaos of false sentiment. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 84 The best fictions, without a deep moral significance beneath, are only iridescent froth. 1897 Mrs. J. R. Green in 19th Cent. June 966 The iridescent activities of a sympathetic and gifted intellect. Derivatives iriˈdescently adv. in an iridescent manner. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [adverb] iridescently1796 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 247 Bluish grey or steel grey, when tarnished Iridescently variegated blue or purplish. 1865 J. H. Stirling Secret of Hegel I. Prolegomena i. 8 To see..the whole huge universe iridescently collapse into the crystal of the Idea. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1794
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