All opalescence synonyms

noun opalescence

• gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
• shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
• brightness — the condition of being bright
• brilliance — great brightness; radiance
• glitter — to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
• glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
• sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
• shimmer — to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
• sparkle — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
• afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
• brilliancy — an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.
• burnish — To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image.
• dazzle — If someone or something dazzles you, you are extremely impressed by their skill, qualities, or beauty.
• effulgence — a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.
• glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
• gleam — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
• glint — a tiny, quick flash of light.
• incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
• iridescence — iridescent quality; a play of lustrous, changing colors.
• lambency — the quality of being lambent.
• luminousness — The condition of being luminous.
• polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
• radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
• refulgence — shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
• resplendence — a resplendent quality or state; splendor.
• candescence — glowing; incandescent.
• luminosity — luminance (def 2).
• light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
• phosphorescence — the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation.