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OPALESCENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example:
a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
Synonyms:
iridescent; nacreous; opalescent; opaline; pearlescent
Classified under:
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Derivation:
opalesce (exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal)
opalesce (reflect light or colors like an opal)
opalescence (the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface)
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