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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of nacreous
as in opalescent
having a rainbowlike play of colors
the nacreous lining of the shell of a mollusk
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“Nacreous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nacreous. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.
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