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opaline en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English opal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English opaline From opal + -ine.

Meanings

1. Resembling opal in having a milky white iridescence.
   • She was so alive that night, opaline points in her eyes, mouth parted to bare her teeth. 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 134:

Forms

Synonyms

opalish · opalesque

opaline en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English opal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English opaline From opal + -ine.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A clear to white liquid secreted by sea hares (genus Aplysia) that becomes viscous upon contact with water.
   • The attack on a sea hare by a spiny lobster causes release of the whitish opaline, followed the co-release of both opaline and ink.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of several minerals resembling opal, including a variety of yellow chalcedony.
3. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of opal glass.

Forms

Relateds

opalescent

Synonyms

opal glass

Translations (6)

fi opaliini (resembling opal in its iridescence) · pt opalino (resembling opal in its iridescence) · bg опалин (resembling opal in its iridescence) · it opalino (resembling opal in its iridescence) · ca opalí (resembling opal in its iridescence) · ga ópalach (resembling opal in its iridescence)