Synonyms for iridescent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ir-i-des-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪr ɪˈdɛs ənt |
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Définition of iridescent
Origin :- 1796, literally "rainbow-colored," coined from comb. form of Latin iris (genitive iridis) "rainbow" (see iris). Related: Iridescently.
- adj rainbow-colored
- Celerity, valor, endurance, they were his iridescent neck and tail feathers.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- Have you noticed the iridescent sparkle when the wind ripples the blades?
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
- She no longer saw it through the iridescent haze of excited fancy.
- Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
- But the starving out business I have always said was an "iridescent" dream.
- Extract from : « Face to Face with Kaiserism » by James W. Gerard
- It was as beautiful and iridescent as the Staubbach, and as impalpable.
- Extract from : « The History of Dartmouth College » by Baxter Perry Smith
- Whence it came that she had some of her wildest seizures of iridescent humour.
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- On one of the iridescent clouds we encountered the figure of Moses.
- Extract from : « The Jewish State » by Theodor Herzl
- It shimmered and trembled like an iridescent bubble about to break.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Snark » by Jack London
- The head and neck are black, but this glows with an iridescent green.
- Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
- They are sometimes very brilliant, and have been observed to be iridescent.
- Extract from : « Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites » by John Nettin Radcliffe
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