iridescent
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)
- (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
- Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
producing lustrous colors
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brilliant, lustrous, or colorful
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
iridescent (feminine iridescente, masculine plural iridescents, feminine plural iridescentes)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “iridescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French iridescent.
Adjective edit
iridescent m or n (feminine singular iridescentă, masculine plural iridescenți, feminine and neuter plural iridescente)
Declension edit
Declension of iridescent
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 edit
- iridescent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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