Associations to the word «Opalescent»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
OPALESCENT, adjective. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
Dictionary definition
OPALESCENT, adjective. Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.