Local English word record

opalescent

adjective · 1 sense

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

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Examples

  • an iridescent oil slick
  • nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
  • a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster

Word relationships

Synonyms

iridescent, nacreous, opaline, pearlescent

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