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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors;
- Example: "an iridescent oil slick"
- Example: "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"
- Example: "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
[syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Opaline \O"pal*ine\, a. [Cf. F. opalin.] Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Opaline \O"pal*ine\, n. 1. An opaline variety of yellow chalcedony. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Opal glass. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. An opaline color or expanse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

opaline adj 1: 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" [syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent]