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Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
iridescent
Today it means: Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic. Full definition →
Today it means: Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic. Full definition →
Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.