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iridescently

iridescently

7.8
In a way that shows changing rainbow colors that shine
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪrɪˈdɛsəntli/
translation icon : iridiscente
  • Her dress sparkled iridescently as she danced under the stage lights.

Examples

  • The feathers of the peacock glowed iridescently, displaying vibrant colors.

  • Look at how iridescently blue this is.

  • Somewhere in the rainforest, the tree frogs glowed in the dark and peacock ferns shone iridescently.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The soap bubble shimmered iridescently in the sunlight.

Synonyms

kaleidoscopically
vsiridescently
1 8.0

In a way that changes quickly with many bright colors and patterns

focuses on shimmering rainbow colors rather than fast pattern shifts

Surface Forms

iridescently positive
iridescentlier comparative
iridescentliest superlative

Morphology

iridescently = iridescent (transparent) = iridescent + ly

A standard adverbial formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'iridescent'; the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

Iridescently comes from Iris, a name for the 'rainbow', plus -escent meaning 'becoming' and -ly which makes the word tell how something is done. So, to do something iridescently is to do it 'in a rainbow-like way', showing colors that change and shine.