opalescent

o·pal·es·cent (

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adj.

Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

opal·escence n.

opalescent [ˌəʊpəˈlɛs^ənt]

adj

having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal

opalescence n

opalescent (

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nt)

Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal.

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Adj.

opalescent - having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

opaline, pearlescent, iridescent, nacreous

bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

opalescent

adjective iridescent, pearly, shimmering, lustrous, opaline, shot, prismatic, rainbow-coloured, polychromatic, rainbow-hued, nacreous opalescent blue glass

Translations

opalescent [ˌəʊpəˈlesnt] ADJ → opalescente

opalescent [ˌəʊpəˈlɛs^ənt] adj → opalescent(e)

opalescent

adj → schimmernd, opaleszierend

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-escent
alter
change
color
cymophane
Cymophanous
hyaline cartilage
iridescent
modify
nacreous
opal glass
opalescence
opaline
opalise
Opalize
pearlescent
pearly
stained glass
thinness

On his chest, suspended from a single string of porpoise-teeth around his throat, hung a big crescent carved out of opalescent pearl-shell.

Adventure by London, Jack View in context

The evening daylight in the streets was large and luminous, opalescent and empty.

The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context

" Then, half opening the lids, so as to show a slit of opalescent eyeball, he repeated, "I want nothing.

The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context

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