iridescent
adjective
ir·i·des·cent
ˌir-ə-ˈde-sᵊnt 
: having or exhibiting iridescence
iridescently
adverb
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Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, took messages from Mount Olympus to earth, and from gods to mortals or other gods, using the rainbow as her stairway. Iridescence is thus the glowing, shifting, colorful quality of a rainbow, also seen in an opal, a light oil slick, a butterfly wing, or the mother-of-pearl that lines an oyster shell.
Examples of iridescent in a Sentence
an iridescent soap bubble
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The design is basic yet modern, with an iridescent strip that shimmers, making the tumbler eye-catching in different lights.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Then there’s the private landscaped grounds, which include a bubbling fountain, a particularly eye-catching fireplace, and an iridescent blue-tiled pool encased within a sundeck.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025
The phone comes in two designs: black vegan leather or iridescent pearl.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for iridescent
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“Iridescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iridescent. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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iridescent
adjective
ir·i·des·cent
ˌir-ə-ˈdes-ᵊnt
: having or showing iridescence
iridescently
adverb
Medical Definition
iridescent
adjective
ir·i·des·cent
ˌir-ə-ˈdes-ᵊnt
: having or exhibiting a display of colors producing rainbow effects
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