iridescent

ir·i·des·cent

adjective \-s^ənt\

: shining with many different colors when seen from different angles

Full Definition of IRIDESCENT

:  having or exhibiting iridescence

— ir·i·des·cent·ly adverb

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First Known Use of IRIDESCENT

1796

Related to IRIDESCENT

Synonyms

nacreous, opalescent, pearlescent

Related Words

chatoyant; colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegated

Rhymes with IRIDESCENT

acquiescent, adolescent, arborescent, Fertile Crescent, incandescent, opalescent, prepubescent, viridescent

ir·i·des·cent

adjective \ËŒir-É™-ˈdes-^É™nt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of IRIDESCENT

: having or exhibiting a display of colors producing rainbow effects

—ir·i·des·cence \-^É™n(t)s\ noun