Need another word that means the same as “iridescent”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “iridescent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Iridescent” are: changeable, chatoyant, shot, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent, shimmering, shimmery, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “iridescent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| changeable | Such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change. Changeable taffeta. |
| chatoyant | (of a gem, especially when cut en cabochon) showing a band of bright lustre caused by reflection from inclusions in the stone. Chatoyant or shot silk. |
| coruscating | Flashing; sparkling. The play s coruscating wit. |
| dazzling | Shining intensely. The skater s dazzling virtuosic leaps. |
| gleaming | (of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished. The gleaming brass on the altar. |
| glittering | Shining with a shimmering or sparkling light. A glittering military career. |
| glowing | Highly enthusiastic. He received a glowing report from his teachers. |
| lustrous | Having lustre; shining. Large lustrous eyes. |
| nacreous | Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. Nacreous or pearlescent clouds looking like mother of pearl. |
| opalescent | Showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground. An opalescent sky. |
| opaline | Opalescent. A milky opalescent or opaline luster. |
| pearlescent | Having a lustre resembling that of mother-of-pearl. Nacreous or pearlescent clouds looking like mother of pearl. |
| scintillating | Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light. Scintillating personality. |
| shimmering | Shining with a soft, slightly wavering light. The shimmering waters of Lake Como. |
| shimmery | Glistening tremulously. Shimmery blue eyeshadow. |
| shining | Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. Shining white enamel. |
| shot | Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. Chatoyant or shot silk. |
| sparkling | Shining brightly with flashes of light. Sparkling eyes. |
| beaming | Smiling broadly; grinning. A beaming smile. |
| bright | Not made dim or less bright. The bright pageantry of court. |
| brilliance | Vividness of colour. The nights were dark lit only by the brilliance of Aegean stars. |
| brilliantly | In an extremely intelligent way. At night the town was brilliantly lit. |
| color | Change color often in an undesired manner. Color a lie. |
| colored | Having skin rich in melanin pigments. Amber colored heads of grain. |
| colorful | Striking in variety and interest. A colorful character. |
| dazzling | Shining intensely. The sunlight was dazzling. |
| garish | Tastelessly showy. Garish colors. |
| gleam | (of an emotion or quality) be expressed through the brightness of a person’s eyes. Light gleamed on the china cats. |
| gleaming | An appearance of reflected light. Gleaming black limousines. |
| glistening | Reflecting light. The glistening golden dome. |
| illuminate | Make lighter or brighter. His face was illuminated by a smile. |
| illumine | Make lighter or brighter. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined. |
| iridescence | The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface. |
| lambent | (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance. The magical lambent light of the north. |
| lucent | Glowing with or giving off light. The moon was lucent in the background. |
| luminescent | Emitting light not caused by heat. There s something calming about watching a luminescent jellyfish. |
| luminosity | The rate of emission of radiation, visible or otherwise. Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun. |
| luminous | Giving off light; bright or shining. A sky luminous with stars. |
| lustrous | Reflecting light. Lustrous auburn hair. |
| nacre | The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell. |
| opalescence | The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface. |
| opalescent | Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. A milky opalescent or opaline luster. |
| radiant | Of an appliance designed to emit radiant energy especially for cooking or heating. A radiant sunrise. |
| rainbow | An arch of colours visible in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun s light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere The colours of the rainbow are generally said to be red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet. Chasing rainbows. |
| shimmer | Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The sea shimmered in the sunlight. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. Shine the silver please. |
| shining | Marked by exceptional merit. He has set a shining example with his model behaviour. |
| sparkle | Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head. |
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