opaline

• Adjectif désignant quelque chose qui ressemble à l'opale par son aspect iridescent, laiteux ou chatoyant, souvent utilisé de manière littéraire ou technique.

An archaic adjective describing something that resembles opal in its iridescent, milky, or rainbow-like appearance.

1. Iridescent or opalescentC1formal

   Having a play of lustrous, rainbow-like colors, similar to the gemstone opal.

   Opalin, opalescent

   • The opaline glass shimmered with shifting hues of blue and green.
   • Her dress had an opaline quality, catching the light in a rainbow of colors.
   • The sky at sunset turned an opaline mix of pink, gold, and lavender.

   Synonymesiridescentnacreousopalescentpearlescentprismatic