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Wordnet 3.0

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:

Opalescent \O`pal*es"cent\, a.
   Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having
   an opaline play of colors.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

opalescent
    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]