Opalescent

//oʊpəˈlɛsənt//

Synonyms for "opalescent" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

burele chatoyant clear creamy delicate eggshell filmy flat gloss iridal iridescent

Adjective(1 words)

iridescent

Strong matches (17)

iridial iridian irisated irised light lustrous mellow moire mother-of-pearl nacre nacred nacreous nacry opaline opaloid

Adjective(2 words)

nacreous opaline

Related words (29)

pale pastel patinaed pavonian pavonine pearl-like pearlescent pearlish pearly quiet rainbowlike rainbowy sad semigloss simple sober soft soft-colored soft-hued softened

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somber subdued subtle sweet tender tortoise shell tortoise-shell variegated

Adjective(1 words)

pearlescent

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

pearlescent

derived

4 entries

nonopalescent opalescent nudibranch opalescently semiopalescent

derived from

1 entries

opal

related to

2 entries

iridescence opal

similar

1 entries

bright

Translations

9 translations across 8 languages.

Finnish

2 entries

opaalinen adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)
opaalinhohtoinen adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

French

1 entries

opalescent adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Hindi

1 entries

दूधिया adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Irish

1 entries

ópalach adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Italian

1 entries

opalescente adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Portuguese

1 entries

opalescente adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Romanian

1 entries

opalescent adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Spanish

1 entries

opalescente adj (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.

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