iridescent

iridescent is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
2. adjective. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

   "an iridescent oil slick"

   "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"

   Synonyms: nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent

3. adjective. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

   "changeable taffeta"

   "chatoyant (or shot) silk"

   Synonyms: changeable, chatoyant, shot

Synonyms

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

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in iridescent:

cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

Common word forms

iridescently

Words from these letters

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