opalescent

opalescent
Synonyms and related words:
burele, chatoyant, creamy, delicate, eggshell, flat, gloss, iridal, iridescent, iridial, iridian, irisated, irised, light, lustrous, mellow, moire, mother-of-pearl, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacry, opaline, opaloid, pale, pastel, patinaed, pavonian, pavonine, pearl-like, pearlish, pearly, quiet, rainbowlike, rainbowy, sad, semigloss, simple, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened, somber, subdued, subtle, sweet, tender, tortoise-shell

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  • opalescent — OPALESCÉNT, Ă, opalescenţi, te, adj. Care prezintă fenomenul de opalescenţă; (rar) care răspândeşte o lumină slabă, difuză; opalin. – Din fr. opalescent. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 07.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  OPALESCÉNT adj. opalin. (Aspect opalescent …   Dicționar Român

  • opalescent — opalescent, ente [ ɔpalesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1788; de opale ♦ Littér. Qui prend la couleur, les reflets de l opale. ⇒ opalin. ● opalescent, opalescente adjectif Littéraire. Qui prend une teinte, un reflet d opale. ● opalescent, opalescente… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Opalescent — O pal*es cent, a. Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • opalescent — opalescent, ente (entrée créée par le supplément) (o pa lè ssan, san t ) adj. Qui a le caractère de l opalescence …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • opalescent — (adj.) 1813, from OPAL (Cf. opal) + ESCENT (Cf. escent) …   Etymology dictionary

  • opalescent — opalescent, opaline iridescent, *prismatic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • opalescent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground. DERIVATIVES opalescence noun …   English terms dictionary

  • opalescent — [ō΄pə les′ənt] adj. [ OPAL + ESCENT] showing a play of colors like that of the opal; iridescent opalesce vi. opalesced, opalescing opalescence n …   English World dictionary

  • opalescent — [[t]o͟ʊpəle̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Opalescent means colourless or white like an opal, or changing colour like an opal. [LITERARY] Elaine turned her opalescent eyes on him. ...a sky which was still faintly opalescent. Syn: iridescent Derived words …   English dictionary

  • opalescent — Resembling an opal in the display of various colors; denoting certain bacterial cultures. [Fr. fr. L. opalus, opal] * * * opal·es·cent .ō pə les ənt adj reflecting an iridescent light <saliva is a viscous opalescent fluid> opal·es·cence… …   Medical dictionary

  • opalescent — o|pa|les|cent [ˌəupəˈlesənt US ˌou ] adj literary having colours that shine and seem to change ▪ an opalescent sky …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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