opalescent | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (color) having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors | |
Synonyms: | nacreous opaline pearlescent iridescent | |
Examples: | "an iridescent oil slick" "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl" "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" |
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Related terms: | bright | |
Similar spelling: |
opalesce opalescence opalise |