| ADJECTIVE | all | iridescent, changeable, chatoyant, shot | varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles |
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| all | iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
| Sounds | ih.rahdeh'sahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. | |
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| Example | "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" | |
| Synonyms | changeable, chatoyant, shot | |
| Broader | colorful, colourful | Having striking color |
| Spanish | iridiscente | |
| Catalan | iridescent | |
| Nouns | iridescence | the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface |
| Verbs | iridesce | be iridescent |
| Meaning | Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. | |
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| Example | "an iridescent oil slick" | |
| Synonyms | nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent | |
| Broader | bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
| Spanish | iridiscente, opalino | |
| Catalan | iridescent, opalí | |
| Nouns | iridescence | the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface |
| Verbs | iridesce | be iridescent |
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