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UK
/ˌəʊpəlˈɛsənt/
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ADJECTIVE
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having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
an iridescent oil slick
How To Use opalescent In A Sentence
- He had her name put on the sides in big, bold opalescent green, hoping it would reflect like the shimmerings of an imaginary dragon.
- I allude to the phase of the aura which presents the "pearly" appearance of the opalescent body, which we have just noted. The Human Aura Astral Colors and Thought Forms
- Designer glass blocks in clear and opalescent colors add a rich touch and they're readily available in stackable, no-mortar designs.
- Here is a jade-coloured conglomeration of life resembling nothing in the world more than a loose handful of worms without beginning and without end, interloped and writhing and glowing as it writhes with opalescent fires; and here a tiny leafless shrub, jointed with each alternate joint, ivory, white, and ruby-red respectively; again this tracery of gold and green and salmon pink decorating a shiny stone, in formal and consistent pattern. My Tropic Isle
- The moon rose, an opalescent goddess tipping light from her harsh maternal scimitar. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
- With unbounded flair, Tia couples opalescent shades of princess and oyster in the finest cotton with stiff denim to capture the edgy allure of modern London.
- The glowing, greenish-yellow opalescent gemstones caught the flash of the sun from beyond the door. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
- The light that we shine on the opalescent mixture reflects back in every color, at every scale.
- And where is the miraculous, opalescent thing of beauty headed next? April Daniels Hussar: The 10 Craziest Moments of Royal Wedding Frenzy Yet
- And what a vision it was; the newspaper describes the sweet treat thus: "The bean, of red and gold, has an opalescent beauty, like some piece of ancient amber. April Daniels Hussar: The 10 Craziest Moments of Royal Wedding Frenzy Yet