Associations to the word «Iridescence»

Wiktionary

IRIDESCENCE, noun. The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.
IRIDESCENCE, noun. Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.

Dictionary definition

IRIDESCENCE, noun. The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.