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adjective displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
noun an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance: new fall dresses of imported iridescents.
Origin of iridescent First recorded in 1790–1800; irid- + -escent
OTHER WORDS FROM iridescent ir·i·des·cent·ly, adverb non·ir·i·des·cent, adjective non·ir·i·des·cent·ly, adverb un·ir·i·des·cent, adjective
un·ir·i·des·cent·ly, adverb
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Words nearby iridescent iridectropium, iridencleisis, iridentropium, irideremia, iridescence, iridescent , iridescent seaweed, iridesis, iridic, iridium, iridize
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Example sentences from the Web for iridescent The collection features three kits that include a high-shine lip gloss, hand lotion and iridescent high-shimmer body spray inspired by each of their personalities.
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This was an FZR400 spin-off named after a genus of iridescent South American butterfly.
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New York in the 1920s was iridescent , and its boom was spontaneous.
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Or on an iridescent gold and green suit detailed with iridescent green mirco-paillettes.
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It was paired with a sweater designed like an exaggerated version of a V-neck made in an iridescent knit.
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Iridescent colors came in combinations of deep reds, purples, golds, and greens.
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He wears contact lenses that turn his eyes an iridescent blue.
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The blurred, iridescent outlines of the rocks confused him; his head was ringing.
The Girl in the Golden Atom | Raymond King Cummings
If the sun pierce the mist, the whole lights up with iridescent fires and becomes a resplendent cluster of diamonds.
The Life of the Spider | J. Henri Fabre
Bathed in an indescribable glow, the towering sides of the greatest icebergs showed a medley of ever-changing, iridescent colors.
My Attainment of the Pole | Frederick A. Cook
The writing of some folk is nothing but a froth of words—lucky if it glistens without, like a blobber of iridescent foam.
The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas Brown
On the whole, then, it cannot be doubted that several symbolic motives are inwoven into the iridescent fabric of the play.
The Master Builder | Henrik Ibsen
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British Dictionary definitions for iridescent adjective displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes
Derived forms of iridescent iridescence , noun iridescently , adverb Word Origin for iridescent C18: from irido- + -escent
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Words related to iridescent pearly, shimmering, lustrous, opalescent, polychromatic, irised, nacreous, opaline, prismatic, rainbowlike