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opaline - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'opaline' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Opaline [ a.]
- Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.

Meaning of 'opaline' (Princeton's WordNet)

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

Nearby Words:

opacate opacity opacous opacular opah opake opal opalesce opalesced opalescence

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