Opalescent
adjective
Showing many bright colors that seem to change in different lights.
The opalescent sea shimmered under the moonlight.
Often appears as...
- opalescent glow
- opalescent hues
adjective
Showing many bright colors that seem to change in different lights.
The opalescent sea shimmered under the moonlight.
Often appears as...
- opalescent glow
- opalescent hues
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine an object reflecting colors like a soap bubble or pearl; that's 'opalescent'.
She wore an opalescent dress that caught everyone's eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Light Interaction
'Opalescent' objects change color when the angle of light changes. It's about reflection and refraction.
The opalescent vase on the windowsill looked different from every angle.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Inspired
Think of natural occurrences like the inside of seashells or oils on water to grasp 'opalescent'.
The shell's opalescent interior reminded her of the ocean's beauty.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine an object reflecting colors like a soap bubble or pearl; that's 'opalescent'.
She wore an opalescent dress that caught everyone's eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Light Interaction
'Opalescent' objects change color when the angle of light changes. It's about reflection and refraction.
The opalescent vase on the windowsill looked different from every angle.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Inspired
Think of natural occurrences like the inside of seashells or oils on water to grasp 'opalescent'.
The shell's opalescent interior reminded her of the ocean's beauty.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine an object reflecting colors like a soap bubble or pearl; that's 'opalescent'.
She wore an opalescent dress that caught everyone's eye.
Pro Tip 2/3Light Interaction
'Opalescent' objects change color when the angle of light changes. It's about reflection and refraction.
The opalescent vase on the windowsill looked different from every angle.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Inspired
Think of natural occurrences like the inside of seashells or oils on water to grasp 'opalescent'.
The shell's opalescent interior reminded her of the ocean's beauty.
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Video examples
The most colorful...
Which raises the in the next 100 million years, silica-rich water will percolate through the nooks and crannies of some of the discarded artifacts of human civilization. What opalescent plays of light will one day radiate
Video examples
The most colorful...
Which raises the in the next 100 million years, silica-rich water will percolate through the nooks and crannies of some of the discarded artifacts of human civilization. What opalescent plays of light will one day radiate
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Hamlin Garland
American Novelist
I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
Quote examples
Hamlin Garland
American Novelist
I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
Example 1 of 1
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