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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Two of the visible Air tubes on the heel host Lego branding, including a Minifigure head at the rear, and iridescent detailing is used for the midfoot shank and mustache.
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Hardwood floors offset the iridescent stained windows seen throughout the 124-year-old home.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
This fish, with its reddish-brown head and iridescent blue patches, survives droughts by hiding in moist mud.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Hardwood floors offset the iridescent stained windows seen throughout the 124-year-old home.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
The designer Tatiana Verstraeten models her Vienne necklace, which is made of 18-karat gold and features diamonds, moonstones and nude iridescent enamel colored to match her own skin tone.
—Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Iridescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iridescent. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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