opalin
French, adjective/ɔ.pa.lɛ̃/
opalin is spelled O-P-A-L-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 149,203rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opalin is a French adjective meaning “opal (having an opal color)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a une teinte laiteuse avec des reflets irisés comme ceux d'une opale. #F2FFFF”.
What does opalin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
opal (having an opal color)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une teinte laiteuse avec des reflets irisés comme ceux d'une opale. #F2FFFF
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 opalin
- opaline feminine
- opalins masculine plural
- opalines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opalin?
- /ɔ.pa.lɛ̃/
- \ɔ.pa.lɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is opalin in French?
opalin appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).