Definition
Showing many small points of shifting color like an opal; displaying a milky iridescence that changes as light moves across the surface. Colors that seem to live and breathe within the material.
Etymology
From Latin opalus (opal) plus -escent (becoming). The word traces back to Sanskrit upala (stone, jewel), traveling through Greek opallios. Ancient Romans treasured opals as containing the fire of ruby, the brilliance of topaz, and the green of emerald — all dancing together in one stone.
Kelly Says
Opals were once thought to contain all gemstones' powers in one magical stone — and this word captures that same miracle! When something is opalescent, it's not just colorful, it's ALIVE with color. Think of soap bubbles, abalone shells, or oil spills on wet pavement — they all share that same dreamy, shifting beauty. The ancients believed opals could make you invisible and bring prophetic dreams. I think they were onto something — opalescent things do seem touched by magic!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُشَابِعَةٌ
mu-sha-bi-a-tun
BNবাংলা
অপোলসেন্ট
o-po-len-t
CACatalà
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
CSČeština
opalescentní
o-pa-le-sen-tni
DADansk
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
DEDeutsch
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
ELΕλληνικά
οπαλέντης
o-pa-len-tes
ESEspañol
opalescente
o-pa-le-sen-te
FISuomi
opalescentti
o-pa-le-sen-tti
FRFrançais
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen
GUGU
ઓપેલેશન્ટ
o-pa-le-shan-t
HAHA
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
HEעברית
אופלסקנטי
o-fel-skan-ti
HIहिन्दी
ऑपेलसेंट
o-pa-le-sen-t
HUMagyar
opaleszkő
o-pa-le-sz-ko
IDBahasa Indonesia
opalesen
o-pa-le-sen
IGIG
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
ITItaliano
opalescente
o-pa-le-sen-te
JA日本語
オパール光沢のある
o-pa-ru ko-u-sa-wa-no-aru
KKKK
опалесцент
o-pa-le-s-tsen-t
KO한국어
진주빛깔의
jin-ju-bit-kkal-ui
MRMR
ऑपेलसेंट
o-pa-le-sen-t
MSBahasa Melayu
opalesen
o-pa-le-sen
NLNederlands
opaal
o-pa-al
NONorsk
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
PLPolski
opalescencyjny
o-pa-le-sen-cyjny
PTPortuguês
opalescente
o-pa-le-sen-te
RORomână
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
RUРусский
опалесцентный
o-pa-les-tsen-nyy
SVSvenska
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
SWKiswahili
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
TAதமிழ்
இளமை நிறம்
ilamai niram
TEతెలుగు
ఆపరేషన్
a-pa-re-shan
TLTL
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
TRTürkçe
opalesan
o-pa-le-san
UKУкраїнська
опалесцентний
o-pa-le-sen-tnyy
VITiếng Việt
lấp lánh như ngọc trai
lap lanh nhu ngoc trai
YOYO
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
ZH中文
珠光寶氣
zhu guang bao qi
ZUZU
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t