Opalescent

/ˌoʊpəˈlɛsənt/ adjective

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

AMአማርኛ
Opal
o-pal
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
FAفارسی
نوری
no-ori
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
KMKM
ប្រាណ
bra-an
KO한국어
진주빛깔의
jin-ju-bit-kkal-ui
MRMR
ऑपेलसेंट
o-pa-le-sen-t
MSBahasa Melayu
opalesen
o-pa-le-sen
MYမြန်မာ
အပါလ
a-pa-la
NLNederlands
opaal
o-pa-al
NONorsk
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
PAPA
ਅਪਾਲ
a-pal
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
THไทย
วิไล
wi-lai
TLTL
opalescent
o-pa-le-sen-t
TRTürkçe
opalesan
o-pa-le-san
UKУкраїнська
опалесцентний
o-pa-le-sen-tnyy
URاردو
اپال
a-pal
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

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