English to English
adjective
- Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Changeable taffeta.
Chatoyant (or shot) silk.
A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent.
source: WordNet 3.0
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
An iridescent oil slick.
Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl.
A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster.
source: WordNet 3.0
