 iridescent |
||
| 1. | [ adjective ] varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | |
| Synonyms: | chatoyant shot changeable | |
| Examples: | "changeable taffeta" "chatoyant (or shot) silk" "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" |
|
| Related terms: | colorful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (color) having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors | |
| Synonyms: | opalescent pearlescent opaline nacreous | |
| Examples: | "an iridescent oil slick" "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl" "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" |
|
| Related terms: | bright | |
| Similar spelling: |
iridesce iridescence iridectomy Iridaceae iridaceous |
|
