English dictionary

iridescence

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

noun.attribute

Synonyms opalescence

Source: WordNet 3.0
Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the <i>iridescence</i> of mother-of-pearl.

noun

Source: webster1913