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pearlescent

Syllables: pear·les·centUK/pəːˈlɛsənt//pərˈlɛsənt/

pearlescent adjective: pearl-like, either in color or luster.

Adjective

pearlescent (comparative more pearlescent, superlative most pearlescent)

  1. Pearl-like, either in color or luster.
    • 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...1932 December 24, Alice Payne Hackett, “Selling America”, in The Publishers’ Weekly: The American Booktrade Journal, volume 122, number 26, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., →OCLC, page 2309
    • Successful continuous extrusion of a variety of lead alloys for power and communications cable sheathing has opened still other possibilities. There are new lead pigments, including those of the pearlescent type, low-firing porcelain enamels for aluminum, steel and other metals, and low-loss...1959 December 10, “Lead Association Budget Provides $¾-Million for Research”, in Alvin W. Knoerr, editor, E&MJ Metal and Mineral Markets, volume 30, number 50, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Publishing...
    Antonyms:
    matte, flat, dull

Examples of pearlescent in a sentence

  • 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.1932 December 24, Alice Payne Hackett, “Selling America”, in The Publishers’ Weekly: The American Booktrade Journal, volume 122, number 26...
  • As long as 200 years ago, this pearlescent pigment was extracted from the fish and injected into beads to simulate pearls.1983, “The Colourless colours”, in Helen Varley, editor, Colour, London: Marshall Editions Limited, →ISBN, page 182:
  • The pearlescent moon peeked over the mountains, bathing the land in a ghostly reflection of daylight.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Palancar Valley”, in Eragon, page 16:
  • The pearlescent inks have bits of shimmery, light-reflective material in them that make them look glittery; these are all transparent.2008, Alisa Golden, “Inks, Paints, and Other Media”, in Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards, New York, N.Y....

Synonyms of pearlescent

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of pearlescent

Forms of pearlescent

comparativemore pearlescent
superlativemost pearlescent

Origin of pearlescent

From pearl + -escent. First attested in 1926.

Words formed from pearlescent

Words that rhyme with pearlescent

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Questions about pearlescent

What does pearlescent mean?
Pearlescent means pearl-like, either in color or luster.
How do you use pearlescent in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is pearlescent?
Pearlescent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pearlescent?
Pearlescent is pronounced /pəːˈlɛsənt/ (UK).

Words near pearlescent in the dictionary

  1. Pearlene
  2. pearler
  3. pearlers
  4. pearlescence
  5. pearlescences
  6. pearlescent
  7. pearlescently
  8. pearlesque
  9. pearless
  10. pearlet
  11. pearlets

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