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iridescent

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iridescent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
    "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
    changeable  chatoyant  iridescent  shot 
  2. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
    "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
    iridescent  nacreous  opalescent  opaline  pearlescent 
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