Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 10 letters

opalescent

Best crossword clue

"Rainbow sheen"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /oʊpəˈlɛsənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceelnopstStarts with OEnds with T2 clues
1O2P3A4L5E6S7C8E9N10T

Definitions

  1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

Word origin

From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.

Used in a sentence

  • Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rainbow sheen10 letters
02Pearly-hued10 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

O_________

Related words