Opalescent Definition & Meaning
opalescent
- adjective
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
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- What does opalescent mean?
- having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
- What part of speech is opalescent?
- Opalescent is an adjective.