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opalescent

[ oh-puh-les-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  2. having a milky iridescence.


opalescent

/ ˌəʊpəˈlɛsənt /

adjective

  1. having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal
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opalescent

/ ō′pə-lĕsənt /

  1. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌopalˈescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • o·pal·es·cence noun
  • o·pal·es·cent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opalescent1

First recorded in 1805–15; opal + -escent
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Example Sentences

They traded a few lines and harmonized beautifully on the chorus — her tone opalescent, his bringing some grit — but Combs never overshadowed Chapman.

The doors would not open, and for a while it was just me, the opalescent fake hair, and the panicky sound of an “OPEN DOORS” button being pressed repeatedly to no avail.

I raised one foot and kicked the tippy-toe spike of a traction device attached to my boot into the opalescent surface.

The powdered slurry becomes a strong, opalescent material called sintered glass.

Her intricate renderings of abandoned interior spaces; massive opalescent soap bubbles resembling alien planets; and even the occasional pegasus have been exhibited at the Vito Schnabel Gallery in New York and Soft Opening in London.

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