Adjective: iridescent ,i-ri'de-sunt
- Having a play of lustrous rainbow colours
"an iridescent oil slick"; "iridescent clouds looking like mother-of-pearl";
- nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
- Varying in colour when seen in different lights or from different angles
"iridescent silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent";
- changeable, chatoyant, shot
See also: bright, colorful [US], colourful [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Iridescent