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Definition of iridescent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

iridescent

adjective
 
/ˌɪrɪˈdesnt/
 
/ˌɪrɪˈdesnt/
(formal)
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  1. showing many bright colours that seem to change in different lights
    • a bird with iridescent blue feathers
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIridescent is used with these nouns:
    • colour
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    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin iris, irid- ‘rainbow’ + -escent.
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