Opalescent
/oʊpəˈlɛsənt/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
"Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna."
Adjective
- 1 having a play of lustrous rainbow colors wordnet
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More examples"Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna."
Etymology
From opal + -escent. First attested in 1813.