opalescent
opalescent · more opalescent · most opalescent
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opalExhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
/oʊpəˈlɛsənt/
Meaning
1 sensesExhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
More definitions
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.
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Forms
more opalescent, most opalescent| Comparative | more opalescent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most opalescent Lesson |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors:iridescentnacreousopalinepearlescent
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form