the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridesce
verb
be iridescent
opalescence
noun
the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalesce
verb
reflect light or colors like an opal
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Europe
🇩🇪German
opalisierend
mit einem Spiel aus leuchtenden Regenbogenfarben
🇪🇸Spanish
opalescente
tener un juego de brillantes colores del arco iris
🇮🇹Italian
opalescente
avendo un gioco di brillanti colori dell'arcobaleno
🇳🇱Dutch
opaalachtig
met een spel van glanzende regenboogkleuren
🇵🇹Portuguese
opalescente
tendo um jogo de cores brilhantes do arco-íris
🇷🇺Russian
опалесцирующий
игра блестящих цветов радуги
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आपल का
चमकदार इंद्रधनुषी रंगों का खेल होना
🇧🇩Bengali
অস্পষ্ট
উজ্জ্বল রংধনু রঙের খেলা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒளிபுகா
பளபளப்பான வானவில் வண்ணங்களின் நாடகம்
🇮🇳Telugu
అస్పష్టమైన
మెరిసే ఇంద్రధనస్సు రంగుల ఆటను కలిగి ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
अपारदर्शक
चमकदार इंद्रधनुष्य रंगांचा खेळ
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપારદર્શક
ચમકદાર મેઘધનુષ્યના રંગોનો ખેલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ
ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲಿನ ಬಣ್ಣಗಳ ಆಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപലസൻ്റ്
തിളങ്ങുന്ന മഴവില്ല് നിറങ്ങളുടെ കളി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਓਪਲੇਸੈਂਟ
ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਸਤਰੰਗੀ ਰੰਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਖੇਡ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دھندلا پن
چمکدار قوس قزح کے رنگوں کا کھیل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
乳白色的
玩弄闪亮的彩虹色
🇯🇵Japanese
乳白色の
艶やかな虹色の遊びを持って
🇰🇷Korean
유백색의
반짝이는 무지개 색깔의 놀이를 즐긴다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
màu trắng đục
có một vở kịch rực rỡ sắc màu cầu vồng
🇹🇭Thai
มีสีเหลือบ
มีการเล่นสีรุ้งอันแวววาว
🇮🇩Indonesian
buram
memiliki permainan warna pelangi yang berkilau
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
براق
وجود مسرحية من ألوان قوس قزح لامعة
🇮🇷Persian
مادی
بازی با رنگ های درخشان رنگین کمان
🇹🇷Turkish
yanardöner
parlak gökkuşağı renkleriyle oynuyoruz
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִשׁמִי
בעל משחק של צבעי קשת מבריקים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'opalescent'?
The primary meaning of 'opalescent' is 'having a play of lustrous rainbow colors'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'opalescent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'opalescent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'opalescent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'opalescent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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