ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Iridescent', Synonyms of 'Iridescent' & More on 'Iridescent'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

iridescent
    adj 1: varying in color when seen in different lights or from
           different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
           shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
           iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant,
           iridescent, shot]
    2: 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"
       [syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline,
       pearlescent]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Iridescent \Ir`i*des"cent\ (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, the
   rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]
   Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of
   changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
   See iridescence.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for iridescent:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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, patinaed, pavonian, pavonine, pearl-like, pearlish, pearly, quiet, rainbowlike, rainbowy, sad, semigloss, simple, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened, somber, subdued, subtle, sweet, tender, tortoise-shell

Common Misspellings >