iridescent

English

Etymology

Coined around 1800, from Latin iris (“rainbow”) + -escent.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪ.ɹɪˈdɛs.ənt/
Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Derived terms

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Translations

producing lustrous colors

Finnish: sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva, irisoiva
French: iridescent (fr) m
German: irisierend (de), schillernd (de)
Greek: ιριδίζων (el) (iridízon)
Italian: iridescente (it)

Japanese: 玉虫色 (ja) (Tamamushiiro)
Spanish: iridiscente (es), irisado (es) m
Swedish: regnbågsskimrande, iriserande (sv)
Tagalog: masilak
Turkish: yanardöner (tr), janjan (tr), alaca (tr)

brilliant, lustrous, or colorful

Finnish: kirjava (fi)
French: iridescent (fr) m
Greek: ιριδίζων (el) (iridízon)

Spanish: iridiscente (es)
Swedish: lysande (sv), skimrande (sv), iriserande (sv)
Turkish: yanardöner (tr), janjan (tr), alaca (tr)

Anagrams

cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

French

Adjective

iridescent (feminine singular iridescente, masculine plural iridescents, feminine plural iridescentes)

iridescent

Further reading

“iridescent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

indirectes, indiscrète

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