iridescent

English

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Etymology

Coined around 1800, from Latin iris (“rainbow”) + -escent.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪ.ɹɪˈdɛs.ənt/, X-SAMPA: /I.r\I"dEs.@nt/

Adjective

iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)

1. (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Translations

Producing lustrous colors

• Finnish: sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva, kirjava (fi)
• German: irisierend (de), schillernd (de)

• Italian: iridescente (it)
• Swedish: regnbågsskimrande

Derived terms

• iridesce
• iridescence
• iridescently

Anagrams

• cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

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French

Adjective

iridescent m (feminine iridescente, masculine plural iridescents, feminine plural iridescentes)

1. Iridescent.

Anagrams

• indirectes
• indiscrète