iridescent
/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/
iridescent adjective: producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
Adjective
iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)
iridescent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
iridescent in Tamil
- பன்னிறங் காட்டுகின்ற
iridescent in Urdu
- قزحی, ست رنگا
iridescent in Bengali
- রঙধনু রঙের, উজ্জ্বল বর্ণালীযুক্ত, বিচিত্রবর্ণ
iridescent in Malayalam
- sparkling, shimmering, glittering
- മിന്നിമറയുന്ന വർണ്ണസഞ്ചയത്തോടുകൂടിയ, മഴവിൽനിറങ്ങളുള്ള, മഴവില്ലൊളിയാർന്ന, വർണ്ണോജ്ജ്വലമായ, ബഹുവർണ്ണമായ, മിന്നിമിന്നിപ്രകാശിക്കുന്ന
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- iridescent in Kannada
- ಚಿತ್ರವರ್ಣದ, ವರ್ಣವೈವಿಧ್ಯದ, ವರ್ಣವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸದ, ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲಿನ ಬಣ್ಣಗಳಂತೆ ಕಾಣುವ
- iridescent in Tagalog
- masilak
Examples of iridescent in a sentence
- These clouds are also called "mother-of-pearl clouds" in reference to their vivid iridescent appearance.
- He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.
- I liked the pale milk-chocolaty ones with the dark iridescent rippling ruffs.
Forms of iridescent
| comparative | more iridescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most iridescent |
Origin of iridescent
Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Words formed from iridescent
Phrases with iridescent
Words that rhyme with iridescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
- detumescent
Questions about iridescent
- What does iridescent mean?
- Iridescent means producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
- What is iridescent in Tamil?
- Iridescent in Tamil is பன்னிறங் காட்டுகின்ற. See Iridescent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is iridescent?
- Iridescent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce iridescent?
- Iridescent is pronounced /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/.
Words near iridescent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: iridescent (page history and authors); iridescent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iridescent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Iridescent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iridescent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); iridescent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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