Opaline (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The delicate wings of the butterfly displayed an opaline sheen in the sunlight.
- Opaline hues danced across the surface of the oil sheen on the water.
- The clouds drifted lazily by, their opaline beauty mesmerizing the photographer.
- As the shell turned, its opaline interior glowed with a soft, pearlescent light.
- In the moon's soft light, the opaline mist that rose from the valley took on a surreal quality.