"opalescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /oʊpəˈlɛsənt/ Forms: more opalescent [comparative], most opalescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From opal + -escent. First attested in 1813. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|opal|escent}} opal + -escent Head templates: {{en-adj}} opalescent (comparative more opalescent, superlative most opalescent)
  1. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal. Translations (exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal): opaalinhohtoinen (Finnish), opaalinen (Finnish), opalescent (French), दूधिया (dūdhiyā) (Hindi), ópalach (Irish), opalescente (Italian), opalescente (Portuguese), opalescent (Romanian), opalescente (Spanish)
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      "sense": "exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal",
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