opalescence
French, noun/ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃s/
opalescence is spelled O-P-A-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written French, the 209,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opalescence is a French feminine noun meaning “opalescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Propriété optique d’un matériau transparent ou translucide qui lui donne un aspect ou une teinte laiteuse…”.
What does opalescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineopalescence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Propriété optique d’un matériau transparent ou translucide qui lui donne un aspect ou une teinte laiteuse, avec des reflets irisés rappelant ceux de l’opale. 2. Matériau reflétant la lumière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of opalescence
- opalescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opalescence?
- /ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃s/
- /ɔ.pa.le.sɑ̃s/
- \ɔ.pa.lɛ.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is opalescence in French?
opalescence appears about once in every 44 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).