pearlescent
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a soft, shimmering, multi-colored luster similar to that of a pearl or mother-of-pearl: The word describes a surface or material that reflects a gentle, shifting play of iridescent colors, often with a milky or translucent quality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The car's paint was a beautiful pearlescent white that gleamed in the sunlight.
- She applied a coat of pearlescent nail polish that shimmered with hints of pink and blue.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Descriptive Use: Often used in art, design, cosmetics, and manufacturing to describe finishes, pigments, or materials that possess a subtle, internal glow with shifting colors, distinct from a simple metallic or glittery shine.
- The artist used a pearlescent medium to give the painting an ethereal depth.
Variants and Related Words
- Pearlescence (n): The quality or state of being pearlescent.
- The pearlescence of the fabric made it perfect for the evening gown.
- Iridescent (adj): Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles. (A close synonym, though "iridescent" can imply brighter or more vivid colors than "pearlescent," which suggests a softer, more opalescent glow).
- Opalescent (adj): Showing a milky iridescence like that of an opal. (Very similar to pearlescent, often used interchangeably).
- Nacreous (adj): Resembling or consisting of mother-of-pearl (nacre). (A more technical synonym).
Synonyms
- Iridescent
- Opalescent
- Nacreous
- Shimmering
- Lustrous
Related Phrases/Compounds
- Pearlescent pigment: A type of pigment used to create pearlescent effects in paints, plastics, and cosmetics.
- Pearlescent finish: A surface coating that exhibits a pearlescent quality.
Adjective
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having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
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an iridescent oil slick
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nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
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a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
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