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iridescent
[
ir-i-
des
-
uh
nt
]
Origin
ir·i·des·cent
/
ˌɪr
ɪˈdɛs
ənt
/
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[
ir-i-
des
-
uh
nt
]
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adjective
1.
displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
noun
2.
an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance:
new fall dresses of imported iridescents.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Origin:
1790–1800;
irid-
+
-escent
Related forms
ir·i·des·cent·ly,
adverb
non·ir·i·des·cent,
adjective
non·ir·i·des·cent·ly,
adverb
un·ir·i·des·cent,
adjective
un·ir·i·des·cent·ly,
adverb
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iridescent
(ˌɪrɪˈdɛs
ə
nt)
—
adj
displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes
[C18: from
irido-
+
-escent
]
iri'descence
—
n
iri'descently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
iridescent
1796, coined from L. iris (gen. iridis) "rainbow" (see
iris
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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