Meanings
verbiridesce (third-person singular simple present iridesces, present participle iridescing, simple past and past participle iridesced)
present singular third person iridesces · participle present iridescing · participle past iridesced · past iridesced
- intransitiveTo be iridescent; to exhibit iridescence.
Origin
Back-formation from iridescent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish irisoida
- irisoidairidesce
French chatoyer
- chatoyeriridesce
German irisieren, in den Farben des Regenbogens schillern
- irisiereniridesce
- in den Farben des Regenbogens schillerniridesce
Polish opalizować
- opalizowaćiridesce
Swedish irisera
- iriserairidesce
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with iridesce
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
iridesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iridesce
MLA
“iridesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iridesce. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iridesce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iridesce.
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