iridescent

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
- "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
- "an iridescent oil slick"

Adj

Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Origin / Etymology

Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.

Synonyms

changeable, chatoyant, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent, shot

Scrabble Score: 13

iridescent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
iridescent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
iridescent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

iridescent is a valid Words With Friends word