as in iridescent
having a rainbowlike play of colors the sedan comes in an array of colors, with either a metallic or pearlescent finish

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Recent Examples of pearlescent For the runway, Levy played with a range of eye shadow shades and opacities on the lips, from sheer, pearlescent lilac to full-on, shimmering lime green. Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025 Seen from there, the sandstone pylons of Luxor’s temple rose to an open sky, eternally patient in the dusty, pearlescent light. Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025 Sure, some are white, black or silver—boring rental fleet colors—but most are finished in black cherry, pearlescent gold from the AMG GT color palette, groovy shades of blue, orange, crazy red, screaming lizard green. Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Bieber wore a double-breasted coatdress made of textured, pearlescent crushed velvet. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pearlescent
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Adjective
  • The males also have an iridescent red throat and the females have brownish crowns and sides.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • The same phenomenon can also be seen at play in the iridescent surfaces or soap bubbles and on butterfly wings.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The formal coupes are polished using specialty techniques to reveal a reflective, opalescent finish.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • In the crowd, Taraji P. Henson and her hairstylist Tym Wallace showed up in matching opalescent grills with the former in a dirty blonde pompadour pixie.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Other varieties provide additional design elements such as interesting bark, colorful fruits, and fabulous fall foliage to enhance the garden all year long.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
  • The film is set in the fictional Mongibello, which Highsmith based on the resort towns along the Amalfi Coast, and unlike nearly all of the previous decade’s noir films, Purple Noon presents its seaside setting in colorful daytime to dazzling visual effect.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tiffany has a long-standing history with pearls, both nacreous—from oysters and mollusks—and non-nacreous, like Melo Melo pearls.
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Unfortunately, nacreous clouds also support chemical reactions that convert benign chlorine-containing molecules into a form that destroys Earth’s ozone layer.
    Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2012

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“Pearlescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pearlescent. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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