English adjective: iridescent | |||
| 1. | iridescent varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||
| Samples | Changeable taffeta. Chatoyant (or shot) silk. A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent. | ||
| Synonyms | changeable, chatoyant, shot | ||
| Similar | colorful, colourful | ||
| Antonyms | colorless, colourless | ||
| 2. | iridescent having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | ||
| Samples | An iridescent oil slick. Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl. A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster. | ||
| Synonyms | nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent | ||
| Similar | bright | ||
| Antonyms | dull | ||