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opalescent
[oh-puh-les-uhnt]
opalescent
/ ˌəʊəˈɛəԳ /
adjective
having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal
opalescent
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal.
Other 51Թ Forms
- opalescence noun
- opalescently adverb
- ˌDZ貹ˈԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of opalescent1
Example Sentences
They traded a few lines and harmonized beautifully on the chorus — her tone opalescent, his bringing some grit — but Combs never overshadowed Chapman.
The doors would not open, and for a while it was just me, the opalescent fake hair, and the panicky sound of an “OPEN DOORS” button being pressed repeatedly to no avail.
I raised one foot and kicked the tippy-toe spike of a traction device attached to my boot into the opalescent surface.
The powdered slurry becomes a strong, opalescent material called sintered glass.
Her intricate renderings of abandoned interior spaces; massive opalescent soap bubbles resembling alien planets; and even the occasional pegasus have been exhibited at the Vito Schnabel Gallery in New York and Soft Opening in London.
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