as in iridescent
having a rainbowlike play of colors
once given away as a cheap prize at carnivals, this opalescent glass is now highly prized by collectors
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Recent Examples of opalescent
In addition, a limited-edition Dior Grand Soir Automate watch features a mother-of-pearl dial and an opalescent snake with gold details.
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
The Shiz student who will become The Good Witch has a kind of classical elegance — Hannon says she was inspired by Princess Grace, particularly with Grande’s hair — and skin that is opalescent.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Barbaro’s performance is stirring, her falsetto fine and opalescent.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
The quality of the light not quite the same, softer, more opalescent, and part of the pool in the shade, making the water there look flat and deep.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
The Shiz student who will become The Good Witch has a kind of classical elegance — Hannon says she was inspired by Princess Grace, particularly with Grande’s hair — and skin that is opalescent.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Barbaro’s performance is stirring, her falsetto fine and opalescent.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
The quality of the light not quite the same, softer, more opalescent, and part of the pool in the shade, making the water there look flat and deep.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opalescent
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Piaget recently reimagined its iconic Andy Warhol watch in four striking variations, each featuring a different ornamental stone: blue opal veined with iridescent green, warm brown tiger’s eye, vivid green meteorite, and silvery meteorite.—
Milena Lazazzera,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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What Inspired The Starlet Liquid Eyeshadow Collection? While the new launch includes eight shimmer shades and four mattes, the collection as a whole was ultimately influenced by the original’s viral, iridescent Fembot shade (which has crossed over to the latest launch).—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Tiffany has a long-standing history with pearls, both nacreous—from oysters and mollusks—and non-nacreous, like Melo Melo pearls.—
Stellene Volandes,
Town & Country,
20 Feb. 2021
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Unfortunately, nacreous clouds also support chemical reactions that convert benign chlorine-containing molecules into a form that destroys Earth’s ozone layer.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Discover Magazine,
29 Jan. 2012
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Curaçao With colorful Dutch architecture, multicultural charm, and an easygoing pace of life, Curaçao attracts sun-seekers from around the world.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Feeding the birds: Nyjer seed, also known as thistle seed, is a must for attracting colorful finches.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sure, some are white, black or silver—boring rental fleet colors—but most are finished in black cherry, pearlescent gold from the AMG GT color palette, groovy shades of blue, orange, crazy red, screaming lizard green.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Bieber wore a double-breasted coatdress made of textured, pearlescent crushed velvet.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Opalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opalescent. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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