Words / C2

ir-i-DESNT/ˌɪrɪˈdesnt/

Iridescent means showing luminous colours that change with the angle of view: iridescent silk, an iridescent sheen. Colour (already in the dictionary) is everyday hue; colourful (already in the dictionary) is full of bright colours, and a rainbow (already in the dictionary) is the everyday curve of sky colour. Dull (already in the dictionary) is not bright — the opposite flavour. Flamboyant (already in the dictionary) is showy in style, of a person or a crest, not of a shimmer. Slide glitter is not a named first-aider.

Meaning

Showing luminous colours that change with the angle of view.

Examples

• “Iridescent slides about “care” are not a named first-aider.”
• “Colour is everyday hue (already in A1). Colourful is full of bright colours (already in A2). A rainbow is the sky curve (already in A2). Dull is not bright (already in A2) — the contrast. Flamboyant is showy in style (already in C1). Atmosphere on the night can be exact. Atmosphere instead of a named post is a hole. Write the rota; then the sheen.”

Good to know

Rainbow-shimmering. Everyday: colour / colourful / rainbow (already in this dictionary). Contrast: dull (already in A2). Mix-up: flamboyant (showy style — already in C1). A slide ≠ a first-aider.

Near in meaning

shimmering, opalescent, pearly, lustrous

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