Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb opalesce

2 senses of opalesce

Sense 1
opalesce -- (reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce")
       => reflect, shine -- (be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects")

Sense 2
opalesce -- (exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions")
       => iridesce -- (be iridescent; "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water")