different between iridescent vs viridescent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.???d?s.?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

iridescent (comparative more iridescent, superlative most iridescent)

1. (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Derived terms

See also

• luminescent
• fluorescent

Translations

Anagrams

• cretinised, indiscreet, indiscrete

French

Adjective

iridescent (feminine singular iridescente, masculine plural iridescents, feminine plural iridescentes)

1. iridescent

Further reading

• “iridescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• indirectes, indiscrète

English

Etymology

C 1850 from Late Latin viridescens, present participle of viridescere; see virescent

Adjective

viridescent (comparative more viridescent, superlative most viridescent)

1. Having a greenish hue; becoming somewhat green in color.

Latin

Verb

virid?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of virid?sc?