pearly.

Having the pale, softly shining or iridescent appearance of a pearl.

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Words that belong together

• pearly sheen
• pearly light

On the page

A pearly light lay over the river before sunrise.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative pearlier; superlative pearliest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.