opalescent

Meanings

• adjective

  Having the play of color changing in different lights, like an opal.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with opalescent
alabaster , aster , chaster , casper , disaster , fastenater , faster , gaster , haster , laster , master , naster , paster , pastery , pastery , pastor , pasture , raster , rasterize , timeraster , waster

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Variants

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opalescence , opalescences , opalescent , opalescently

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'opalus', meaning 'precious stone'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'opal' comes from the Greek word 'opallios', which means 'to change color'.

2. The most famous opal deposit is located in Australia, in a region called the 'Opal Fields'.

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Related Concepts

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1. iridescent: A term used to describe a surface that reflects or refracts light in various colors. Opalescent is a type of iridescent.

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Culture

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In literature, opalescent is often used to describe the shimmering quality of the sea or a gemstone. In art, opalescent glass is made by adding metal oxides to the glass during its production, which gives it a milky or iridescent appearance.

How to Memorize "opalescent"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a gemstone or a shimmering body of water. Visualize the way the colors change and shift in different lights.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'opalescent' with 'shimmering' or 'iridescent'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'o' in 'opalescent' represents 'opal' and the 'escent' represents 'shimmering'.

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