ADJECTIVE | all | opalescent, iridescent, nacreous, opaline, pearlescent | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
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Meaning | Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. | |
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Example | "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" | |
Synonyms | iridescent, nacreous, opaline, pearlescent | |
Broader | bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
Spanish | iridiscente, opalino | |
Catalan | iridescent, opalí | |
Nouns | opalescence | the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface |
Verbs | opalesce | exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal |
opalesce | reflect light or colors like an opal |
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