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English adjective: opalescent

1. opalescent having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


SamplesAn iridescent oil slick.
Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl.
A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster.


Synonymsiridescent, nacreous, opaline, pearlescent


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Antonymsdull









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