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 Bieber wore a double-breasted coatdress made of textured, pearlescent crushed velvet. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025 Etude Tear Eye Drop Liner $7 Amazon A sparkly little number, Etude's Eye Drop Liner is a nicely pigmented, pearlescent liquid liner for all-day, lid-flare. Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024 Etude Tear Eye Drop Liner $8 $7 Amazon A sparkly little number, Etude's Eye Drop Liner is a nicely pigmented, pearlescent liquid liner for all-day, lid-flare. Sarah Han, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024 Look for a pearlescent polish with a silvery cast, as opposed to one with a shimmery white finish. Allure Editors, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pearlescent
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Adjective
  • Her acrylic nails were also the star of the show, square-cut and painted in an ombré red and gold on one hand and an iridescent amber on the other.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
  • Death Becomes Her star (and former third of Destiny’s Child) Michelle Williams attended the awards in a less dramatic, yet classic beauty moment: an iridescent purple manicure and smoky shadow paired with a natural silk press.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, opalescent squidsrepresent 66 percent of California's fishery in non-El Niño years.
    Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
  • Mike Navarro, an oceanographer at the University of Alaska Southeast, studied opalescent squids during his PhD at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
    Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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