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.
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an iridescent soap bubble
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Grande wore an iridescent Versace dress had a deep V neckline and a structured bodice in a shimmery pale pink-white color.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
This tiny iridescent green insect, accidentally imported from Asia on pallets, is deadly to ash trees and will likely wipe out more than a billion of them before it’s done reproducing itself across the Northeast.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
The design featured an iridescent liquid shine finish, which added vivid detail.
—Nick Hall, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Her nails, designed by her go-to nail artist Miho Okawara, were a long almond shape painted with an iridescent pale gray with an opalescent finish that shifted from pale pink to pale blue with the light.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
This tiny iridescent green insect, accidentally imported from Asia on pallets, is deadly to ash trees and will likely wipe out more than a billion of them before it’s done reproducing itself across the Northeast.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
The design featured an iridescent liquid shine finish, which added vivid detail.
—Nick Hall, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Her nails, designed by her go-to nail artist Miho Okawara, were a long almond shape painted with an iridescent pale gray with an opalescent finish that shifted from pale pink to pale blue with the light.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Iridescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iridescent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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