Usually means: Iridescent sheen resembling a pearl.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word pearlescent:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. pearlescent: Merriam-Webster
  2. pearlescent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pearlescent: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. pearlescent: Collins English Dictionary
  5. pearlescent: Vocabulary.com
  6. Pearlescent, pearlescent: Wordnik
  7. pearlescent: Wiktionary
  8. pearlescent: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. pearlescent: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. pearlescent: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. pearlescent: Dictionary.com
  12. Pearlescent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. pearlescent: Rhymezone
  14. pearlescent: FreeDictionary.org
  15. pearlescent: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. pearlescent: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pearlescent: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pearlescent: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pearlescent)

▸ adjective:  Pearl-like, either in color or luster.

Similar:
opaline, opalescent, nacreous, iridescent, bright, pearlesque, pearllike, pearlish, pearled, pearlaceous, more...

Opposite:
matte

Types:
metallic, iridescent, opalescent, glossy, matte, more...

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Similar:
opaline, opalescent, nacreous, iridescent, bright, pearlesque, pearllike, pearlish, pearled, pearlaceous, more...

Opposite:
matte

Types:
metallic, iridescent, opalescent, glossy, matte, more...



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