adjective
- showing many small points of shifting color like an opal
Examples
- The soap bubble displayed an opalescent surface in the sunlight.
- Her opalescent nail polish changed from pink to blue depending on the angle.
- The opalescent scales of the fish shimmered as it swam past.
- The artist used opalescent paint to create a magical, shifting effect.
- Morning dew created an opalescent sheen on the spider’s web.
- The opalescent glass vase caught the light beautifully on the windowsill.