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OPALESCENT

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

Example:

a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster

Synonyms:

iridescent; nacreous; opalescent; opaline; pearlescent

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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