Definition of iridescent
:having or exhibiting iridescence
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Vanessa Hudgens walked the blue carpet wearing her heart on her belt, pairing the sparkly, oversized accessory with a diaphanous, iridescent pink top featuring a high neck and ruffled sleeves and metallic jacquard kick flare pants.
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The athletic contour of the Concept 8 wears an exterior coat of Barcelona Gray Liquid, a grayish blue paint with iridescent pigments.
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The studio's two side walls are covered in iridescent tiles and reflect light streaming in from its large, horizontal window and cupola in the vaulted, pecky cypress ceiling.
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To enhance her natural beauty, the former model’s complexion is glowing with a light, iridescent highlighter on her cheeks and a clear, glittery gloss on her lips.
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Yesterday, Hamptons boutique Blue & Cream shared an Instagram video of Tiffany showing off some of her custom wares, which include an iridescent boxing glove and a purple diamond lightning bolt on a chain.
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The short video highlighted a silver necklace that had an iridescent boxing glove charm on it.
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Add an iridescent shimmer pigment on top of your eyelids.
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One of my favorites is a rainbow iridescent one from my new collection.
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Did You Know?
Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, took messages from Mount Olympus to earth, and from gods to mortals or other gods, using the rainbow as her stairway. Iridescence is thus the glowing, shifting, colorful quality of a rainbow, also seen in an opal, a light oil slick, a butterfly wing, or the mother-of-pearl that lines an oyster shell.
iridescent Synonyms
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nacreous, opalescent, pearlescentRelated Words
chatoyant; colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegatedIRIDESCENT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of iridescent for English Language Learners
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: shining with many different colors when seen from different angles
IRIDESCENT Defined for Kids
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Definition of iridescent for Students
:having iridescence
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