iridescent

  • 31iridescent — Synonyms and related words: burele, chatoyant, creamy, delicate, eggshell, flat, gloss, iridal, iridial, iridian, irisated, irised, light, mellow, moire, mother of pearl, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacry, opalescent, opaline, opaloid, pale, pastel …

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  • 32iridescent — i|ri|des|cent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 33iridescent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. opalescent, prismatic; colorful, glowing. See color, variegation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pearly, nacreous, shimmering, prismatic, rainbow colored, multicolored, polychromatic, opalescent,… …

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  • 34iridescent — ir·i des·cent || ‚ɪrɪdesnt adj. colorful, shining with all the colors of the rainbow …

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  • 35iridescent — [ˌɪrɪ dɛs(ə)nt] adjective showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles. Derivatives iridescence noun iridescently adverb Origin C18: from L. iris, irid rainbow + escent …

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  • 36iridescent — a. Rainbow like, irisated, nacreous, pavonine …

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  • 37iridescent — adj 1. shimmery, shimmering, glistening, glittering, glittery, flickering, sparkling, shiny, shining, dazzling, reflective, reflectional; pearly, opalescent, opaline, mother of pearl, nacreous, nacred; kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopical, changeable,… …

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  • 38iridescent — ir·i·des·cent …

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  • 39iridescent — ir•i•des•cent [[t]ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt[/t]] adj. displaying a play of lustrous changing colors like those of the rainbow • Etymology: 1790–1800; < L īris rainbow ir i•des′cence, n. ir i•des′cent•ly, adv …

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  • 40iridescent — /ɪrəˈdɛsənt / (say iruh desuhnt) adjective having a sheen in which many colours are visible, the colours changing according to the angle of view. {Latin īris rainbow + escent} –iridescently, adverb …