Definition of
iridescent has definitions from the field of color
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

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Rhymes with

incandescent adolescent evanescent luminescent convalescent obsolescent quiescent assessment fluorescent suppressant reassessment crescent effervescent adolescent antecedent prescient oxidant investment accident antidepressant decongestant incident fluorescent disinvestment contestant impressment coincident antioxidant depressant incessant reminiscent adjacent decent docent propellant indecent conversant reticent nascent participant excellent dissonant apparent innocent magnificent errant insufficient evident beneficent abortifacient self-sufficient coefficient sufficient assailant consonant aberrant refreshment wonderment investment embarrassment nonresident ascendant disinvestment decadent self-confident attendant confident water-repellent repellent inadvertent complacent complaisant intransigent tenant peasant parent pennant monovalent tetravalent proficient patient concurrent debasement recent mordant distant pendant inadvertent segment assistant concomitant extant remnant stuyvesant hydrant insolent lieutenant durant ardent serpent servant verdant indulgent divalent penchant triumphant quadrant commencement pregnant omniscient variant basement development apportionment impoundment bewilderment discordant independent redevelopment embezzlement battlement settlement overconfident management emigrant embodiment reapportionment defendant invariant eloquent bombardment dependent disinfectant enlightenment enlistment puzzlement encirclement disillusionment deodorant entitlement provident despondent environment president commandment celebrant imprisonment precedent expectant consequent advertisement unrepentant descendent annulment transcendent retardant descendant underdevelopment respondent grandiloquent resplendent superintendent entanglement dismantlement immigrant correspondent disgruntlement resident corespondent resettlement resentment subsequent impairment repentant interdependent crosscurrent absent transparent current grandparent abatement radiant outpatient pheasant impatient trenchant efficient inefficient readjustment adjustment proponent deficient pollutant placement translucent magnificent inherent disbursement reimbursement divergent

Phonetic and Homophones

IH2 R AH0 D EH1 S AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

iridesce iridescence iridectomy Iridaceae iridaceous

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