opaline

Examples

• All

• The opaline surfaces of the soap bubbles shimmered with a beautiful array of colors.

• Her opaline necklace sparkled in the sunlight, reflecting hues of blue and green.

• She admired the opaline sheen of the morning clouds, which reminded her of delicate seashells.

• The artist used an opaline glaze to give the pottery a magical, iridescent finish.

• The vase's opaline surface shimmered with subtle hues of pink and green under the light.

• The opaline glass vase sparkled in the sunlight.

• The artist chose an opaline glaze for the pottery to give it a unique, colorful finish.

Synonyms

I

iridescent

vsopaline

12 7.6

Bright colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

adds a milky, softer rainbow play rather than sharp angle change

P

prismatic

vsopaline

2 6.7

Having the shape of a prism or showing bright rainbow colours

focuses on milky lustre rather than prism shape or sharp colors

O

opalescent

vsopaline

1 8.2

Soft, shiny colors on a surface that look like a small rainbow

is the same meaning but uses a different adjective form

O

opalized

vsopaline

• US

1 8.2

A thing with a shiny, rainbow-like surface like an opal

describes only the visual effect rather than material change

P

pearlescent

vsopaline

1 7.9

A shiny surface like a pearl that shows rainbow colors when you move it

is milky and less pearly in overall tone

N

nacreous

vsopaline

1 9.7

A shiny, pearly surface that shows soft rainbow colors

is milky and more opal-like rather than strictly pearly

I

irised

vsopaline

9.4

A surface with changing bright colors like a rainbow when light hits it

is milky and subtler in shine rather than simple shimmer

How Iridescent

iridescent

12 7.6

opaline

8.8

lustrous

9 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology