Definition of iridescent in English:

iridescent

adjective ˌɪrɪˈdɛs(ə)ntˌɪrəˈdɛs(ə)nt

Showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.
彩虹色的，变幻斑斓的
the drake's head has an iridescent purple sheen
Example sentencesExamples
- They are often iridescent, giving them a spectacular array of colours.
- Because many of the iridescent glass wares were sold to fun-fairs it became known as Carnival Glass.
- The skin was covered in small black scales, no longer glittering with the iridescent purple hues that most had.
- She was a small, colorfully dressed creature with very long blonde hair and iridescent blue eyeshadow.
- Breeding adults have yellow bills, iridescent feathers that shine purple and green and are flecked with white spots.
- An iridescent colour is a colour that changes with the angle of view.
- As she neared the object, she noticed it was an iridescent purple and pink.
- She gazes at her daughter, both faces iridescent with joy.
- Each arc had an iridescent crystal drop in the center of it, and loops of silver chains falling to her mid back from each.
- It has an iridescent shiny ice pink dial with pink patent leather strap and a changeable sporty gel strap.
- An iridescent sheen spread over the surface of the water below him, indicating a fuel leak.
- A mobile phone with an iridescent blue cover peeps from the top pocket.
- He then puckered neon light through the mural, creating an iridescent glow.
- Under the crystal bright light of a full moon their blue marble shined, iridescent.
- A shimmering iridescent image showing bauhinia flowers appears when the banknote is tilted under a bright light.
- It was a long, silvery iridescent gown covered with glittering stars and moons.
- The silver hake, in accordance with its name, has a silvery iridescent sheen when freshly caught.
- The beaches are litter-free and the water an iridescent ice-blue.
- It seems anything that catches my eye with an iridescent quality, I am uncontrollably drawn to.
- Adult males have a pink-streaked iridescent throat-patch that can be held erect.
Synonyms
shimmering, shimmery, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating, dancing, opalescent, opaline
multicoloured, kaleidoscopic, rainbow-like, rainbow-coloured, many-hued, prismatic, colourful, psychedelic
variegated, shot
literary glistering
rare coruscant, fulgurating, effulgent, scintillant

Derivatives

iridescence

noun ˌɪrɪˈdɛs(ə)nsˌɪrəˈdɛs(ə)ns

Luster, iridescence, and surface blemishes determine price, but so does size, color, shape, and unique matches of two or more pearls.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ladybirds were being irresistibly drawn to the iridescence of the white material and by the time he was standing, smartly leaning on his cane, with his toes amid the washed up dead ladybirds.
- Renaissance artists used paints and glazes that got their appealing color and iridescence from nanoparticles.
- Rarely chalcopyrite appeared as a thin film on sphalerite crystal faces, giving specimens a slight iridescence.
- Females are drabber, with subtle iridescence on overall grayish-brown bodies, spotted flanks, and a white teardrop surrounding each eye.

iridescently

adverb

The earrings glittered, shimmered, sparkled, twinkled and glinted, iridescently spangling and shinning beneath the white fluorescent lighting fixture.
Example sentencesExamples
- The vision's dress was blue and silver at once, changing iridescently in the light as did the vision's eyes which swept the crowd with distant, ethereal sweetness.
- Everything from citrus-colored sandals to spacey, iridescently rainbow platforms to classic colonial or Edwardian-style pumps were in demand.
- The metal was then and light shining iridescently in the lantern light.
- Taru was a vivacious, bubbly girl with a personality that seemed to shine iridescently.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin iris, irid- 'rainbow' + -escent.

Rhymes

acquiescent, adolescent, albescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, obsolescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent

Definition of iridescent in US English:

iridescent

adjectiveˌɪrəˈdɛs(ə)ntˌirəˈdes(ə)nt

Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.
彩虹色的，变幻斑斓的
the drake's head has an iridescent purple sheen
Example sentencesExamples
- She gazes at her daughter, both faces iridescent with joy.
- The beaches are litter-free and the water an iridescent ice-blue.
- An iridescent sheen spread over the surface of the water below him, indicating a fuel leak.
- Each arc had an iridescent crystal drop in the center of it, and loops of silver chains falling to her mid back from each.
- Under the crystal bright light of a full moon their blue marble shined, iridescent.
- An iridescent colour is a colour that changes with the angle of view.
- She was a small, colorfully dressed creature with very long blonde hair and iridescent blue eyeshadow.
- He then puckered neon light through the mural, creating an iridescent glow.
- The skin was covered in small black scales, no longer glittering with the iridescent purple hues that most had.
- As she neared the object, she noticed it was an iridescent purple and pink.
- A mobile phone with an iridescent blue cover peeps from the top pocket.
- Breeding adults have yellow bills, iridescent feathers that shine purple and green and are flecked with white spots.
- A shimmering iridescent image showing bauhinia flowers appears when the banknote is tilted under a bright light.
- The silver hake, in accordance with its name, has a silvery iridescent sheen when freshly caught.
- It was a long, silvery iridescent gown covered with glittering stars and moons.
- It seems anything that catches my eye with an iridescent quality, I am uncontrollably drawn to.
- It has an iridescent shiny ice pink dial with pink patent leather strap and a changeable sporty gel strap.
- They are often iridescent, giving them a spectacular array of colours.
- Because many of the iridescent glass wares were sold to fun-fairs it became known as Carnival Glass.
- Adult males have a pink-streaked iridescent throat-patch that can be held erect.
Synonyms
shimmering, shimmery, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating, dancing, opalescent, opaline

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin iris, irid- ‘rainbow’ + -escent.

单词	iridescent
释义	Definition of iridescent in English: iridescent adjective ˌɪrɪˈdɛs(ə)ntˌɪrəˈdɛs(ə)nt Showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles. 彩虹色的，变幻斑斓的 the drake's head has an iridescent purple sheen Example sentencesExamples They are often iridescent, giving them a spectacular array of colours. Because many of the iridescent glass wares were sold to fun-fairs it became known as Carnival Glass. The skin was covered in small black scales, no longer glittering with the iridescent purple hues that most had. She was a small, colorfully dressed creature with very long blonde hair and iridescent blue eyeshadow. Breeding adults have yellow bills, iridescent feathers that shine purple and green and are flecked with white spots. An iridescent colour is a colour that changes with the angle of view. As she neared the object, she noticed it was an iridescent purple and pink. She gazes at her daughter, both faces iridescent with joy. Each arc had an iridescent crystal drop in the center of it, and loops of silver chains falling to her mid back from each. It has an iridescent shiny ice pink dial with pink patent leather strap and a changeable sporty gel strap. An iridescent sheen spread over the surface of the water below him, indicating a fuel leak. A mobile phone with an iridescent blue cover peeps from the top pocket. He then puckered neon light through the mural, creating an iridescent glow. Under the crystal bright light of a full moon their blue marble shined, iridescent. A shimmering iridescent image showing bauhinia flowers appears when the banknote is tilted under a bright light. It was a long, silvery iridescent gown covered with glittering stars and moons. The silver hake, in accordance with its name, has a silvery iridescent sheen when freshly caught. The beaches are litter-free and the water an iridescent ice-blue. It seems anything that catches my eye with an iridescent quality, I am uncontrollably drawn to. Adult males have a pink-streaked iridescent throat-patch that can be held erect. Synonyms shimmering, shimmery, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating, dancing, opalescent, opaline multicoloured, kaleidoscopic, rainbow-like, rainbow-coloured, many-hued, prismatic, colourful, psychedelic variegated, shot literary glistering rare coruscant, fulgurating, effulgent, scintillant Derivatives iridescence noun ˌɪrɪˈdɛs(ə)nsˌɪrəˈdɛs(ə)ns Luster, iridescence, and surface blemishes determine price, but so does size, color, shape, and unique matches of two or more pearls. Example sentencesExamples The ladybirds were being irresistibly drawn to the iridescence of the white material and by the time he was standing, smartly leaning on his cane, with his toes amid the washed up dead ladybirds. Renaissance artists used paints and glazes that got their appealing color and iridescence from nanoparticles. Rarely chalcopyrite appeared as a thin film on sphalerite crystal faces, giving specimens a slight iridescence. Females are drabber, with subtle iridescence on overall grayish-brown bodies, spotted flanks, and a white teardrop surrounding each eye. iridescently adverb The earrings glittered, shimmered, sparkled, twinkled and glinted, iridescently spangling and shinning beneath the white fluorescent lighting fixture. Example sentencesExamples The vision's dress was blue and silver at once, changing iridescently in the light as did the vision's eyes which swept the crowd with distant, ethereal sweetness. Everything from citrus-colored sandals to spacey, iridescently rainbow platforms to classic colonial or Edwardian-style pumps were in demand. The metal was then and light shining iridescently in the lantern light. Taru was a vivacious, bubbly girl with a personality that seemed to shine iridescently. Origin Late 18th century: from Latin iris, irid- 'rainbow' + -escent. Rhymes acquiescent, adolescent, albescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, obsolescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent Definition of iridescent in US English: iridescent adjectiveˌɪrəˈdɛs(ə)ntˌirəˈdes(ə)nt Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles. 彩虹色的，变幻斑斓的 the drake's head has an iridescent purple sheen Example sentencesExamples She gazes at her daughter, both faces iridescent with joy. The beaches are litter-free and the water an iridescent ice-blue. An iridescent sheen spread over the surface of the water below him, indicating a fuel leak. Each arc had an iridescent crystal drop in the center of it, and loops of silver chains falling to her mid back from each. Under the crystal bright light of a full moon their blue marble shined, iridescent. An iridescent colour is a colour that changes with the angle of view. She was a small, colorfully dressed creature with very long blonde hair and iridescent blue eyeshadow. He then puckered neon light through the mural, creating an iridescent glow. The skin was covered in small black scales, no longer glittering with the iridescent purple hues that most had. As she neared the object, she noticed it was an iridescent purple and pink. A mobile phone with an iridescent blue cover peeps from the top pocket. Breeding adults have yellow bills, iridescent feathers that shine purple and green and are flecked with white spots. A shimmering iridescent image showing bauhinia flowers appears when the banknote is tilted under a bright light. The silver hake, in accordance with its name, has a silvery iridescent sheen when freshly caught. It was a long, silvery iridescent gown covered with glittering stars and moons. It seems anything that catches my eye with an iridescent quality, I am uncontrollably drawn to. It has an iridescent shiny ice pink dial with pink patent leather strap and a changeable sporty gel strap. They are often iridescent, giving them a spectacular array of colours. Because many of the iridescent glass wares were sold to fun-fairs it became known as Carnival Glass. Adult males have a pink-streaked iridescent throat-patch that can be held erect. Synonyms shimmering, shimmery, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating, dancing, opalescent, opaline Origin Late 18th century: from Latin iris, irid- ‘rainbow’ + -escent.
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