moiré

adjective

variants or moire
Definition of moirénext
as in chromatic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moiré
  1. chromatic
  2. marbled
  3. veined
  4. multicolored
  5. rainbow
  6. prismatic
  7. polychromatic
  8. colorful
Adjective
  • Trills, angular licks, and chromatic riffs washed over the 100 or so gathered people.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Klum's daughter Leni also graced the carpet and posed briefly with her mom in a chromatic alien getup.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of chromatic
Adjective
  • Marbled Lungfish The marbled lungfish is native to the freshwater systems of East and Central Africa.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Entering the lobby, your eye is led from the sleek golden fireplace across the lavishly marbled floors sliced into vaguely astrological patterns to a pair of globular totemic sculptures by the Danish artist Nicholas Shurey.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of marbled
Adjective
  • Black frame doors open out to a balcony here, and nearby, owners can access the primary bathroom with a veined stone wall.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Main elements range from the moiré effect of special glass panels and Armani/Casa silk wallpaper, to delicately veined flooring and eucalyptus wood.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of veined
Adjective
  • Those diverse traits are on brilliant display in the piles of multicolored and idiosyncratically shaped pears and apples inside what was once the nave of the 13th-century church that is now Dalla Ragione’s home.
    Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Inspired by those scaly vertebrates, Chan used an array of precious stones — tourmaline, yellow diamond, garnets — to create a magical multicolored figurine.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of multicolored
Adjective
  • Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The Garvin flies both a rainbow Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag, prompting the occasional shouted slur.
    Brian Owens, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
Definition of rainbow
Adjective
  • Here clearly wants to offer a prismatic look at a tapestry of human experience.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But when Rubin came aboard, Coppola started to lean away from the biological design into more of the shape language where modern architecture is headed (prismatic, rigid, linear).
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of prismatic
Adjective
  • The iridescence of a scarab beetle’s back — symbolic in many cultures — inspired the Nefertiti model, embroidered with polychromatic crystals, rhinestones and sequins.
    Alex Wynne, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • From natural dyes to native teas, create rainbow flags and polychromatic drinks.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
Definition of polychromatic
Adjective
  • The touch bevel design gives it a sleek look while the AMOLED display creates a vividly bright and colorful watch face (which can be set to always-on, by the way).
    Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • For spring 2025, the colorful and lively world of Rosie Assoulin is expanding with the launch of the New York luxury brand’s new Core program.
    Emily Mercer, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of colorful
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“Moiré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moir%C3%A9. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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