Iridescent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪɹɪdˈɛsənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪɹɪdˈɛsənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪɹɪdˈɛsənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪɹɪdˈɛsənt/.

Examples

changeable taffeta
chatoyant (or shot) silk
a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pearlescent opalescent changeable opaline nacreous chatoyant shot

Parts of Speech

adjective	varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles “changeable taffeta”
adjective	having a play of lustrous rainbow colors “an iridescent oil slick”

Word Forms

changeableness	noun	the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
iridescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridesce	verb	be iridescent
opalescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalesce	verb	reflect light or colors like an opal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

irisierend

Die Farbe variiert, wenn man sie bei unterschiedlichem Licht oder aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln betrachtet

🇪🇸Spanish

iridiscente

varía en color cuando se ve con diferentes luces o desde diferentes ángulos

🇮🇹Italian

iridescente

colore variabile se visto con luci diverse o da angolazioni diverse

🇳🇱Dutch

iriserend

variërend in kleur wanneer gezien in verschillende lichten of vanuit verschillende hoeken

🇵🇹Portuguese

iridescente

variando em cor quando visto sob diferentes luzes ou de diferentes ângulos

🇷🇺Russian

переливающийся

меняющийся цвет при просмотре при разном освещении или под разными углами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इंद्रधनुषी

अलग-अलग रोशनी में या अलग-अलग कोणों से देखने पर रंग अलग-अलग हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উজ্জ্বল

বিভিন্ন আলোতে বা বিভিন্ন কোণ থেকে দেখা গেলে রঙের তারতম্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறுபட்ட

வெவ்வேறு விளக்குகளில் அல்லது வெவ்வேறு கோணங்களில் பார்க்கும்போது நிறத்தில் மாறுபடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగురంగుల

వేర్వేరు లైట్లలో లేదా వివిధ కోణాల్లో చూసినప్పుడు రంగులో మారుతూ ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

इंद्रधनुषी

भिन्न दिव्यांमध्ये किंवा भिन्न कोनातून पाहिले असता रंगात भिन्नता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહુરંગી

જ્યારે વિવિધ લાઇટમાં અથવા વિવિધ ખૂણાઓથી જોવામાં આવે ત્યારે રંગમાં ભિન્નતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಣವೈವಿಧ್ಯದ

ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ದೀಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿವಿಧ ಕೋನಗಳಿಂದ ನೋಡಿದಾಗ ಬಣ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർണ്ണാഭമായ

വ്യത്യസ്ത ലൈറ്റുകളിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യത്യസ്ത കോണുകളിൽ നിന്ന് കാണുമ്പോൾ നിറത്തിൽ വ്യത്യാസമുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਲਾਈਟਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਕੋਣਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੇਖਣ 'ਤੇ ਰੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਿੰਨਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکدار

مختلف روشنیوں میں یا مختلف زاویوں سے دیکھنے پر رنگ میں مختلف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彩虹色的

在不同光线下或从不同角度观察时颜色会有所不同

🇯🇵Japanese

虹色の

異なる光や角度で見ると色が変化します

🇰🇷Korean

무지개 빛깔의

다른 조명이나 각도에서 볼 때 색상이 다양합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

óng ánh

thay đổi màu sắc khi nhìn dưới ánh sáng khác nhau hoặc từ các góc độ khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

สีรุ้ง

มีสีต่างกันเมื่อมองในแสงที่ต่างกันหรือจากมุมที่ต่างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

warnawarni

warnanya bervariasi bila dilihat dalam cahaya berbeda atau dari sudut berbeda

🇲🇾Malay

berwarna-warni

berbeza dalam warna apabila dilihat dalam cahaya yang berbeza atau dari sudut yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قزحي الألوان

تختلف في اللون عند رؤيتها في أضواء مختلفة أو من زوايا مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

رنگین کمانی

زمانی که در نورهای مختلف یا از زوایای مختلف دیده می شود، رنگ آن متفاوت است

🇹🇷Turkish

yanardöner

farklı ışıklarda veya farklı açılardan bakıldığında rengi değişiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

ססגוני

משתנה בצבע כאשר רואים אותם באורות שונים או מזוויות שונות

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