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✨ Shiny like pearl ✨ To make shiny
to pearlized

to pearlized

1 6.7
To give a surface a shiny, pearl-like finish
  • verb
  • /ˈpɜrlˌlaɪzd/
  • US
: 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
19 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
1 4.0

A smooth, shiny surface that glows softly in light

is a coating applied to give that similar smooth lustre

Antonyms

dull
30 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

matte
19 3.5

Not shiny and showing little reflection

How Pearly

iridescent
11 7.6
to pearlized
  • US
1 6.7
pearlescent
1 7.9
shiny
304 1.0
dull
30 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.