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iridal

UK/ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/

iridal adjective: pertaining to a rainbow.

Adjective (1)

iridal (comparative more iridal, superlative most iridal)

  1. (rare) Pertaining to a rainbow.

Adjective (2)

iridal (comparative more iridal, superlative most iridal)

  1. Pertaining to the iris of the eye.
    • The iridal dark-brown of her serious eyes had the enigmatic opacity of an Oriental hypnotist's look (in a magazine's back-page advertisement) and seemed to be placed higher that usual so that between its lower rim and the moist lower lid a cradle crescent of white remained when she stared straight...1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 44
    Synonyms:
    iridic

Synonyms of iridal

Forms of iridal

comparativemore iridal
superlativemost iridal

Origin of iridal

Formed from (the stem of) Latin īris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) + -al.

From irid- + -al.

Questions about iridal

What does iridal mean?
Iridal means pertaining to a rainbow.
What part of speech is iridal?
Iridal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce iridal?
Iridal is pronounced /ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/ (UK).

Words near iridal in the dictionary

  1. Iricisms
  2. Irick
  3. irid
  4. irid-
  5. iridaceous
  6. iridal
  7. iridalgia
  8. iridarsenite
  9. iridate
  10. iridates
  11. iridauxesis

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