# iridescent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/ · frequency rank #37,047

## Definitions
1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

## Etymology
Coined around 1800, from Latin iris, iridis (“rainbow”) + -escent.

## Common misspellings (15)
`iirdescent`, `irdiescent`, `iriddescent`, `iridecsent`, `iridesccent`, `iridescennt`, `iridescentt`, `iridescetn`, `iridescnet`, `iridesecnt`, `iridesscent`, `iridsecent`, `iriedscent`, `irridescent`, `riidescent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/iridescent