name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈəʊpəl/
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name
Meaning 1
A unisex given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A unisex given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.
A female given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.
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name
Meaning 3
A unisex given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.
A male given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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name
Meaning 4
A type of petrol made by British Petroleum designed to be unable to be used for petrol sniffing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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name
Meaning 5
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
A census-designated place in Virginia.
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name
Meaning 7
A town in Wyoming.
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noun
Meaning 8
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.
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noun
Meaning 12
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral, opaque gem
Narrower terms: black opal, fire opal, girasol, harlequin opal
History
Etymology
In Florio’s A World of Words 1598 as opale, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”). Distantly related to over.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أُوبَال
(ʔubāl)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Azerbaijani:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Bulgarian:
опал
(opal)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Catalan:
òpal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Chinese Mandarin:
蛋白石
(dànbáishí)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Chinese Mandarin:
歐泊 /欧泊
(ōubó)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Czech:
opál
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Dutch:
opaal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Esperanto:
opalo
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Estonian:
opaal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Finnish:
opaali
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
French:
opale
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
German:
Opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Greek:
οπάλι
(opáli)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Hebrew:
לֶשֶׁם
(léshem)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Hungarian:
opál
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Icelandic:
ópall
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Irish:
ópal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Italian:
opale
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Japanese:
オパール
(opāru)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Kazakh:
опал
(opal)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Korean:
오팔
(opal)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Korean:
단백석
(danbaekseok)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Latin:
opalus
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Macedonian:
опал
(opal)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Marathi:
ओपल
(opal)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Persian:
اپال
(opâl)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Persian:
چشمگربه
(čašmegorbe)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Persian:
عینالهر
(eynolherr)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Polish:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Portuguese:
opala
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Romanian:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Russian:
опа́л
(opál)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Slovene:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Spanish:
ópalo
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Swedish:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Tagalog:
opalo
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Tamil:
அமுதக்கல்
(amutakkal)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Thai:
โอปอล
(oo-bpɔɔl)
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Turkish:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Vietnamese:
opan
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Vietnamese:
ngọc mắt mèo
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Vietnamese:
miêu nhãn thạch
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Welsh:
opal
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
Welsh:
fflamfaen
— a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
