iridescent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.ɹɪˈdɛs.ənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

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.

Derived terms

• iridesce
• iridescence
• iridescently

 

See also

• luminescent
• fluorescent

Translations

producing lustrous colors

• Bulgarian: с цветовете на дъгата (s cvetovete na dǎgata)
• Finnish: sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva, irisoiva
• French: iridescent (fr) m
• German: irisierend (de), schillernd (de)
• Greek: ιριδίζων (el) (iridízon)
• Italian: iridescente (it)
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• Japanese: 玉虫色 (ja) (Tamamushiiro)
• Spanish: iridiscente (es), irisado (es) m
• Swedish: regnbågsskimrande, iriserande (sv)
• Tagalog: masilak
• Turkish: yanardöner (tr), janjan (tr), alaca (tr)

brilliant, lustrous, or colorful

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

Anagrams

• cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

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French

Adjective

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

1. iridescent

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• indirectes, indiscrète