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Luminous vs Iridescent - What's the difference?

luminous | iridescent |

As adjectives the difference between luminous and iridescent

is that luminous is emitting light; glowing brightly while iridescent is (not comparable) producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

luminous

English

(wikipedia luminous)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • emitting light; glowing brightly
  • brightly illuminated

    • Synonyms

    * beamful

    Derived terms

    * luminous paint * luminosity

    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 ----