opalescent

English

Etymology

From opal +‎ -escent. First attested in 1813.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /oʊpəlɛsənt/
Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

opalescent (comparative more opalescent, superlative most opalescent)

Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
- 1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 9:
  Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.

Translations

exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal

Finnish: opaalinhohtoinen, opaalinen
Irish: ópalach

Italian: opalescente (it)

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