opalescent
/oʊpəˈlɛsənt/
opalescent adjective: exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
Adjective
opalescent (comparative more opalescent, superlative most opalescent)
- Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
- Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 9
opalescent meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam
opalescent in Hindi
- exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal
- दूधिया dūdhiyā
opalescent in Tamil
- பால் நுரை போன்ற
opalescent in Malayalam
- prismatic, iridescent, rainbow-like
- മേഘവർണ്ണക്കല്ലുപോലുള്ള, വിവിവധ വർണ്ണശോഭയുള്ള, ത്രിഭുജക്കണ്ണാടിപോലുള്ള, ഭിന്നവർണ്ണ, പലനിറത്തിലുള്ള, ശർവ്വര
Forms of opalescent
| comparative | more opalescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most opalescent |
Origin of opalescent
From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.
Words formed from opalescent
Phrases with opalescent
Words that rhyme with opalescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
Questions about opalescent
- What does opalescent mean?
- Opalescent means exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
- What is opalescent in Hindi?
- Opalescent in Hindi is दूधिया (dūdhiyā). See Opalescent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is opalescent?
- Opalescent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce opalescent?
- Opalescent is pronounced /oʊpəˈlɛsənt/.
Words near opalescent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: opalescent (page history and authors); opalescent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); opalescent (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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