iridescent
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English
Etymology
Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)
- (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
- Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
Derived terms
Translations
producing lustrous colors
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brilliant, lustrous, or colorful
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See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Pronunciation
Adjective
iridescent (feminine iridescente, masculine plural iridescents, feminine plural iridescentes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “iridescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French iridescent.
Adjective
iridescent m or n (feminine singular iridescentă, masculine plural iridescenți, feminine and neuter plural iridescente)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | iridescent | iridescentă | iridescenți | iridescente | |||
| definite | iridescentul | iridescenta | iridescenții | iridescentele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | iridescent | iridescente | iridescenți | iridescente | |||
| definite | iridescentului | iridescentei | iridescenților | iridescentelor | ||||
References
- iridescent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN