Define the word iridescent"Iridescent" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Iridescent \Ir`i*des"cent\ (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, the
rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of
changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
See iridescence.
[1913 Webster]
"iridescent" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
iridescent
adj 1: varying in color when seen in different lights or from
different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, shot]
2: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an
iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds
looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or
opaline) luster" [syn: nacreous, opalescent, opaline,
pearlescent]
"iridescent" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "iridescent":
burele, chatoyant, creamy, delicate, eggshell, flat, gloss, iridal,
iridial, iridian, irisated, irised, light, mellow, moire,
mother-of-pearl, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacry, opalescent,
opaline, opaloid, pale, pastel, patinaed, pavonian, pavonine,
pearl-like, pearlish, pearly, quiet, rainbowlike, rainbowy, sad,
semigloss, simple, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened,
somber, subdued, subtle, sweet, tender, tortoise-shell
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