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✨ Shiny like pearl ✨ To make shiny
to pearlized

to pearlized

6.7
To give a surface a shiny, pearl-like finish
  • verb
  • /ˈpɜrlˌlaɪzd/
  • US
translation icon : perlado
  • The artist decided to pearlize the vase to give it a unique, shimmering finish.

Examples

  • To achieve a stunning look, she chose to pearlize the fabric before sewing her dress.

  • With careful application, he managed to pearlize the surface of the model car, making it look more realistic.

  • And then this other glitter that I really love are the Mac Solar bits to pearlize pigment clusters.

Synonyms

pearly
vsto pearlized
22 3.2

Having a white, shiny look with a soft glow

is a treated surface created to produce that shimmering or iridescent effect
pearlescent
vsto pearlized
1 7.9

A shiny surface like a pearl that shows rainbow colors when you move it

is created by coating a surface to produce that iridescent sheen
pearl-like
vsto pearlized
4.0

A smooth, shiny surface that glows softly in light

is a coating applied to give that similar smooth lustre

Antonyms

dull
31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

matte
2 3.5

Not shiny and showing little reflection

How Pearly

iridescent
12 7.6
to pearlized
  • US
6.7
pearlescent
1 7.9
shiny
302 1.0
dull
31 1.0

Surface Forms

pearlize infinitive
pearlized past
pearlized past participle
pearlizing present participle
pearlizes third person singular

Morphology

pearlized = pearlize (transparent) = pearl + ize + ed

The verb is the productive -ize formation on 'pearl'; the past/past-participle '-ed' marks the verbal form, so the relation to 'pearl' is direct.

Etymology

Pearlized comes from pearl and the verb ending -ize ('to make'), so to pearlize something is to make it 'like a pearl' by giving it a shiny, rainbow-like coating.