iridescent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)

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

   iridescent appearance

   iridescent glaze

   iridescent glow

2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

   iridescent sheen

Derived terms

• iridesce
• iridescence
• iridescent cloud
• iridescently
• iridescent shark
• iridescent ware
• noniridescent
• uniridescent

Translations

producing lustrous colors

• Bulgarian: с цветовете на дъгата (s cvetovete na dǎgata)
• Catalan: iridescent
• Dutch: iriserend (nl)
• Finnish: sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva, irisoiva (fi)
• French: iridescent (fr)
• German: irisierend (de), schillernd (de)
• Greek: ιριδίζων (el) (iridízon)
• Italian: iridescente (it)
• Japanese: 玉虫色 (ja) (tamamushiiro)
• Portuguese: iridescente (pt) m or f
• Romanian: iridescent
• Russian: перелива́ющийся (ru) (perelivájuščijsja), перели́вчатый (ru) (perelívčatyj), ра́дужный (ru) (rádužnyj)
• Spanish: iridiscente (es), irisado (es)
• Swedish: regnbågsskimrande, iriserande (sv)
• Tagalog: masilak
• Turkish: yanardöner (tr), janjan (tr), alaca (tr)
• Welsh: symudliw

brilliant, lustrous, or colorful

• Bulgarian: блестящ (bg) (blestjašt), преливащ се (prelivašt se)
• Finnish: kirjava (fi)
• French: iridescent (fr)
• Greek: ιριδίζων (el) (iridízon)
• Slovak: pestrofarebný
• Spanish: iridiscente (es)
• Swedish: lysande (sv), skimrande (sv), iriserande (sv)
• Turkish: yanardöner (tr), janjan (tr), alaca (tr)

See also

• luminescent
• fluorescent

Anagrams

• cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

French

Etymology

From Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) +‎ -escent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ʁi.dɛ.sɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Adjective

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

1. iridescent

Derived terms

• iridescence

Further reading

• “iridescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• indirectes, indiscrète

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French iridescent.

Adjective

iridescent m or n (feminine singular iridescentă, masculine plural iridescenți, feminine/neuter plural iridescente)

1. iridescent

Declension

Declension of iridescent

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	iridescent		iridescentă	iridescenți	iridescente
	definite	iridescentul		iridescenta	iridescenții	iridescentele
genitive- dative	indefinite	iridescent		iridescente	iridescenți	iridescente
	definite	iridescentului		iridescentei	iridescenților	iridescentelor

References

• iridescent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN