Associations to the word «Iridescent»

Wiktionary

IRIDESCENT, adjective. (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
IRIDESCENT, adjective. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
IRIDESCENT CLOUD, noun. (meteorology) polar stratospheric cloud
IRIDESCENT SHARK, noun. A species of shark catfish, taxonomic name Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
IRIDESCENT SHARKS, noun. Plural of iridescent shark
IRIDESCENT WARE, noun. Alternative term for carnival glass

Dictionary definition

IRIDESCENT, adjective. Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent".
IRIDESCENT, adjective. Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster".

Wise words

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