HyperDic: opalescence

English > 1 sense of the word opalescence:
NOUNattributeopalescence, iridescencethe visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
English > opalescence: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
Synonymiridescence
BroaderbrightnessThe location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
Spanishiridiscencia, irisación, opalescencia, tornasol
Catalaniridescència, opalescència
Adjectivesopalescenthaving a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Verbsopalesceexhibit a play of colors like that of an opal
opalescereflect light or colors like an opal

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