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opalescent Definition

opal·es·cent (ō′pə lesənt)

adjective

showing a play of colors like that of the opal; iridescent

Etymology: opal + -escent

opalescent Related Forms
o′pal·esce intransitive verb -·esced, -·esc·ing o′pal·es·cence noun
opalescent Synonyms

opalescent

modif.

prismatic, rainbow-colored, pearly, polychromatic; see bright 1, 2, iridescent.

opalescent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • effect: Add a very small amount of black to Interference colors to produce deeper, richer, opalescent effects.
  • blue: Jun or Chun: A Stoneware glaze which is an opalescent milky blue in color.
  • eye: Colors range from dark brown to dark silvery gray with large, opalescent eyes.
  • water: Some 4,000 divers slip daily into the Red Sea's opalescent waters.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: Only solutions which are colorless, clear or slightly opalescent, should be injected.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: They look opalescent, and are full of rainbow colors.

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