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pearlescent

pear·les·cent

UK/pəːˈlɛsənt/ US/pərˈlɛsənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors

  • “an iridescent oil slick”
  • “nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl”
  • “a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster”
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Origin

From pearl + -escent. First attested in 1926.

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