Iridescent - English meaning

adjective

Flashing; sparkling.

Usage examples:

A coruscating kaleidoscope of colours

verb

(of light) flash or sparkle.

Usage examples:

The light was coruscating through the walls

noun

The activity of dancing for pleasure or in order to entertain others.

Usage examples:

There will be folk music, singing, and dancing

verb

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

Usage examples:

Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced

adjective

Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sunlight was dazzling

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Usage examples:

She was dazzled by the headlights

adjective

Causing or likely to cause strong admiration

Usage examples:

A dazzling smile flashed across his face.

adjective

(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished.

Usage examples:

Gleaming black limousines

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

adjective

Shining with a shimmering or sparkling light.

Usage examples:

Glittering chandeliers

verb

Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.

Usage examples:

The grass glittered with dew

adjective

Exciting or admired by many people, usually relating to rich and famous people

Usage examples:

A glittering career, the cannes film festival is one of the most glittering occasions in the movie …

adjective

Expressing great praise.

Usage examples:

He received a glowing report from his teachers

verb

Give out steady light without flame.

Usage examples:

The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

adjective

Full of enthusiastic praise

Usage examples:

Glowing reviews, a glowing evaluation

adjective

Having complex patterns of colours; multicoloured.

Usage examples:

Kaleidoscopic diamond patterns

adjective

Quickly changing from one thing to another

adjective

Having lustre; shining.

Usage examples:

Large, lustrous eyes

adjective

Very shiny

Usage examples:

Long, lustrous hair

adjective

Having many colours.

Usage examples:

These squares are planted with vegetables of contrasting colours, which gives the impression of a m…

adjective

Having many different colours

Usage examples:

Multicoloured fish, a multicoloured scarf

adjective

Showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground.

Usage examples:

An opalescent sky

adjective

Opalescent.

Usage examples:

Sponges have an internal skeleton composed of needle-like elements called spicules, which can be co…

noun

Another term for milk-glass.

adjective

Sparkling or shining brightly.

Usage examples:

The scintillating sun

verb

Emit flashes of light; sparkle.

Usage examples:

The sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light

adjective

Brilliantly clever

adjective

Shining with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The shimmering waters of lake como

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

adjective

Reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly

Usage examples:

We drove across the desert, through the shimmering heat haze., a shimmering new production of "a mi…

adjective

Shimmering or seeming to shimmer.

Usage examples:

Shimmery blue eyeshadow

adjective

Giving out or reflecting bright light.

Usage examples:

A shining expanse of water

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Usage examples:

The sun shone through the window

adjective

Sending out or reflecting light

Usage examples:

A shining silver cup, people described seeing a bright, shining light., she looked at him with shin…

adjective

Shining brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her sparkling blue eyes

verb

Shine brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head

adjective

Energetic and interesting

Usage examples:

His writing is known for its sparkling dialogue., the whole house was sparkling clean., sparkling w…