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Iridescent vs Allure - What's the difference?

iridescent | allure |

As an adjective iridescent

is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

As a noun allure is

affectation.

iridescent

English

(iridescence)

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * iridesce * iridescence * iridescently

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -escent ----

    allure

    English

    Noun

  • The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
  • gait; bearing
    • The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. — Harper's Magazine.

    Verb

    (allur)
  • To entice; to attract.
  • *, II.8:
  • *:Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.

    • Synonyms

    * attract, entice, tempt, decoy, seduce

    Related terms

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    Anagrams

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