Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opalescently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opales-cent-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an opalescent manner.

Example Sentences

"The light seemed to boil opalescently, like liquid soap shaken gently in a bottle."

Etymology

From opalescent + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: opalescent

Inflected Forms

more opalescently (comparative) most opalescently (superlative)

Questions

What does opalescently mean?: In an opalescent manner.
Where does opalescently come from?: From opalescent + -ly.

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