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UK
/ˌɪɹɪdˈɛsənt/
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[ US /ˌɪɹəˈdɛsənt/ ]
[ US /ˌɪɹəˈdɛsənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
an iridescent oil slick -
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
chatoyant (or shot) silk
a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
changeable taffeta
How To Use iridescent In A Sentence
- Without iridescent blue eye shadow, an effulgent outfit or a hair-sprayed coif, she looks normal.
- The red cloth was then edged with rows of iridescent mother-of-pearl buttons.
- Under the crystal bright light of a full moon their blue marble shined, iridescent.
- The fresher your mackerel the better - look for glassy eyes and bright, iridescent skin. Times, Sunday Times
- Her iridescently colored eyes flickered in the direction of the voice, soon followed by a warm smile as she looked to Raek.
- Forging a symbiosis with the force that rules their world, some are viridescent, mimicking the foliage that surrounds them.
- Organza makes a great splash along with tulle, lace, elegant luxury fabrics combined with glittering Chantilly, crushed velvet, jersey with lurex and iridescent cady.
- Beyond them came the beauty of the Hoxworth lane: to the left and north stood an unbroken line of croton bushes imported by Whip from Guadalcanal in the Solomons, and of all that grew on his plantations, these were his favorites, these low sparkling bushes whose iridescent green and red and purple and gold and blue leaves were a constant source of wonder; but to the right ran a long row of hibiscus trees, low shrublike plants that produced a dozen varieties of fragile, crepelike flowers, each with its own dazzling color; Hawaii
- Besides the pigment-cells just described, Heincke discovered another kind of chromatophore, which was filled with iridescent crystals. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
- Molly stood up in surprise and noticed that she was now wearing a gauzy dress of iridescent white.