iridescent
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- iridescence noun
- iridescently adverb
- noniridescent adjective
- noniridescently adverb
- uniridescent adjective
- uniridescently adverb
Etymology
Origin of iridescent
Example Sentences
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Its body was covered in gray-green iridescent scales, and it shone.
From Literature
A big girl with hair as purple as troll-doll hair, iridescent green leggings, and three earrings in each ear comes in.
From Literature
Where her vision clears, she’s in a hall lit by candlelight and crystal chandeliers draped in pearls, dressed in an iridescent gown and jewels evocative of the decade’s New Romantic style.
From Salon
The collection's theme was "cangiante", an Italian word synonymous with iridescent and describing "something that remains entirely itself, yet changes depending on your perspective", the brand said in a statement.
From Barron's
From its display case in the museum’s “Stories from Mesoamerica” hall, the iridescent plumage shimmers like a rainbow encased in glass, a tropical interloper to these northern climes.
From Los Angeles Times
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