ir‧i‧des‧cent /ˌɪrəˈdes
ənt◂, ˌɪrɪˈdes
ənt◂/
adjective formal[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Latin;
Origin: iris; ⇒ iris]
showing colours that seem to change in different lights:
small iridescent blue flies—iridescence noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲