pearlescent.

Having a soft pearl-like sheen, often with subtle shifting colors.

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Words that belong together

• a pearlescent finish
• pearlescent light

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The pearlescent finish softened the reflection of her hand.

Pearlescent light moved across the shell as the water withdrew.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Relational or color adjective; more and most only in a natural qualitative comparison. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.