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iridescent

/ˌɪrɪˈdesnt/adjective

उच्चारण इरिडेस्न्ट

इंद्रधनुषी, बदलते रंगों वाला

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    formal

    showing many bright colours that seem to change in different lights

    इंद्रधनुषी, बदलते रंगों वाला

    • the iridescent feathers of a peacock
    • a soap bubble's iridescent surface
    • The beetle's wings were iridescent in the sunlight.
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    • Oil on the wet road formed an iridescent film.
    • She wore an iridescent sari that changed colour as she moved.

    Synonyms shimmering opalescent pearly rainbow-like lustrous

    Opposite dull matt colourless drab

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

shimmering opalescent pearly rainbow-like lustrous

Antonyms

dull matt colourless drab

AaSpelling

ir·i·des·cent

With one r and -scent (not 'irridescent' or 'iridesent').

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ir-i-des-cent, एक r और अंत में -scent ('irridescent' या 'iridesent' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the same root as the iris of the eye.

Greek इंद्रधनुष की देवी Iris से, आँख की iris के मूल से।

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One-word substitution

Showing rainbow-like colours that change with the light is iridescent.

'रोशनी के साथ बदलते इंद्रधनुषी रंग दिखाने वाला' iridescent है।