Like Flickr, but without the photos.

opalescence

(n): the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

( more... )

[ add tags/pos | image search | comment feed ]

Leave a comment, citation, or private note

about 1 year ago elsabet said:

From the OED:

(n.) The quality of being opalescent; the display of various colours as in precious opal; milky iridescence. Also: an instance or appearance of this.

1954 S. WALLACE Coll. Poems v. 102
The wind
Of green blooms turning crisped the motley hue
To clearing opalescence.

Register or login to leave a comment.

first listed by:

Laurenalexandra (36 words)

appears in these lists:

Laurenalexandra's Words, by Laurenalexandra

Collage's Words, by Collage

Beautiful Words, by alguien

The Scences, by AbraxasZugzwang

Magic inspired, by RabidCow

Of Rainbows, by elsabet

lux, by serenete

beautiful words, by rachelwithonea

ChortleGiggleSnort, by CabbageeEnFrancais

Login:	Your login identifies you publicly, and can't contain spaces or punctuation.
Email:
Password:	Password must be at least 5 characters long.
Password again: