Opaline — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊpəlˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊpəlˌaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊpəlˌaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊpəlˌaɪn/.

Examples

an iridescent oil slick
nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pearlescent opalescent nacreous iridescent

Parts of Speech

adjective

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

“an iridescent oil slick”

Word Forms

iridescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridesce	verb	be iridescent
opalescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalesce	verb	reflect light or colors like an opal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Opalin

mit einem Spiel aus leuchtenden Regenbogenfarben

🇪🇸Spanish

opalino

tener un juego de brillantes colores del arco iris

🇮🇹Italian

opalino

avendo un gioco di brillanti colori dell'arcobaleno

🇵🇹Portuguese

opalino

tendo um jogo de cores brilhantes do arco-íris

🇷🇺Russian

опаловый

игра блестящих цветов радуги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आपलिन

चमकदार इंद्रधनुषी रंगों का खेल होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ওপালাইন

উজ্জ্বল রংধনু রঙের খেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓபலின்

பளபளப்பான வானவில் வண்ணங்களின் நாடகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒపలైన్

మెరిసే ఇంద్రధనస్సు రంగుల ఆటను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓપાલિન

ચમકદાર મેઘધનુષ્યના રંગોનો ખેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓಪಲೈನ್

ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲಿನ ಬಣ್ಣಗಳ ಆಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒപാലൈൻ

തിളങ്ങുന്ന മഴവില്ല് നിറങ്ങളുടെ കളി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蛋白石

玩弄闪亮的彩虹色

🇯🇵Japanese

オパーリン

艶やかな虹色の遊びを持って

🇰🇷Korean

불투명한

반짝이는 무지개 색깔의 놀이를 즐긴다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu đục

có một vở kịch rực rỡ sắc màu cầu vồng

🇹🇭Thai

โอพาลีน

มีการเล่นสีรุ้งอันแวววาว

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أوبلاني شبيه به

وجود مسرحية من ألوان قوس قزح لامعة

🇮🇷Persian

اوپالین

بازی با رنگ های درخشان رنگین کمان

🇹🇷Turkish

opalin

parlak gökkuşağı renkleriyle oynuyoruz

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשׁמִי

בעל משחק של צבעי קשת מבריקים

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