Pearlescent

Quick meaning: Pearlescent is an adjective meaning Pearl-like, either in color or luster.

Meaning

Pearl-like, either in color or luster.

Example Sentences

The pearlescent inks have bits of shimmery, light-reflective material in them that make them look glittery; these are all transparent.

The pearlescent moon peeked over the mountains, bathing the land in a ghostly reflection of daylight. Everything looked bleached and flat.

In the silvery belly scales of the herring, deposits of minute, platelike crystals lie parallel to the scales’ surface, giving a pearly gleam to the grey fish. As long as 200 years ago, this pearlescent pigment was extracted from the fish and injected into beads to simulate pearls.

Everyone who has the slightest chance of eve going on a honeymoon is a potential customer for “The Story of Bermuda” by Hudson Strode (Smith & Haas). With its beautiful photographs and pearlescent binding, this book makes Bermuda seem a delightful place before even a word of its pleasant text is read.

Synonyms for pearlescent

Depending on context, synonyms include iridescent, opalescent, lustrous, nacreous, bright, opaline.

Antonyms for pearlescent

Common opposites include matte, flat, dull.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nacreous, opaline, opalescent, iridescent, bright, pearlesque.

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