iridescent
7 synonyms and 2 antonyms for iridescent, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Showing bright, shifting rainbow colours, like a prism.
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Etymology
Coined around 1800 from Latin iris, iridis (‘rainbow’), combined with -escent.
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