"iridescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/ Forms: more iridescent [comparative], most iridescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|iris|-escent|alt1=iris, iridis|lang1=la|t1=rainbow}} Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent Head templates: {{en-adj}} iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)
  1. (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic. Tags: not-comparable Translations (producing lustrous colors): с цветовете на дъгата (s cvetovete na dǎgata) (Bulgarian), iridescent (Catalan), iriserend (Dutch), sateenkaaren väreissä kimalteleva (Finnish), irisoiva (Finnish), iridescent (French), irisierend (German), schillernd (German), ιριδίζων (iridízon) (Greek), iridescente (Italian), 玉虫色 (tamamushiiro) (Japanese), iridescente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), iridescent (Romanian), iridiscente (Spanish), irisado (Spanish), regnbågsskimrande (Swedish), iriserande (Swedish), masilak (Tagalog), yanardöner (Turkish), janjan (Turkish), alaca (Turkish), symudliw (Welsh)
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  2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful. Translations (brilliant, lustrous, or colorful): блестящ (blestjašt) (Bulgarian), преливащ се (prelivašt se) (Bulgarian), kirjava (Finnish), iridescent (French), ιριδίζων (iridízon) (Greek), pestrofarebný (Slovak), iridiscente (Spanish), lysande (Swedish), skimrande (Swedish), iriserande (Swedish), yanardöner (Turkish), janjan (Turkish), alaca (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-iridescent-en-adj-YVhQCh83 Disambiguation of 'brilliant, lustrous, or colorful': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iridesce, iridescence, iridescent cloud, iridescently, iridescent shark, iridescent ware Related terms: luminescent, fluorescent

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "producing lustrous colors",
      "word": "yanardöner"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "producing lustrous colors",
      "word": "janjan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "producing lustrous colors",
      "word": "alaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "producing lustrous colors",
      "word": "symudliw"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blestjašt",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "блестящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prelivašt se",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "преливащ се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "kirjava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "iridescent"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "iridízon",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "ιριδίζων"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "pestrofarebný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "iridiscente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "lysande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "skimrande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "iriserande"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "yanardöner"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "janjan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "brilliant, lustrous, or colorful",
      "word": "alaca"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "iridescence"
  ],
  "word": "iridescent"
}

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