pearly
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrli/
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perlado
- The text, printed against a pearly white ground, was edged in thin red lines.
- pearly white
And this is kind of like a sheeny, pearly, peachy pinky nude.
- And this is kind of like a sheeny, pearly, peachy pinky nude.
- This kind of reminds me of the Max strobe cream it has like that same pearly finish.
- I prefer this over any of the mosaic blushes over any of these kind of pearly blushes.
- It's so bright with the glare off your pearly white skin.
- It's a really pretty like pearly off white with all of these nude scallops, gorgeous gorgeous bow at the front and then these cute little straps.
- It's a very very white primer and it looks pearly but it just.
Examples
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So it's just kind of a light, pearly shimmery color.
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This one seems to be more of like a pearly sort of finish.
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It's more of a soft pearly gold.
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And then we have this kind of pearly pink one just next to it.
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And I really want to do something which is quite pearly and shimmery.
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To the west, the clouds were boiling up, pearly gold against the Kodachrome blue sky.
Fiction book (1999) -
The Broadway lights danced achingly against the soft, pearly blue above the Palisades.
Academic text (1997) -
Saturn washed the whole thing in a soft, pearly light, bringing out subtle hues of pink and blue.
Fiction book (2000) -
The artist used a pearly paint to create a luminous effect on the canvas.
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Her eyes sparkled with a pearly sheen under the sunlight.
Synonyms
9
5.3
Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls
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4.1
Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk
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5.0
A soft, flickering shine that gently catches the light
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4.0
A very light, shiny white color like a pearl
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8.2
Soft, shiny colors on a surface that look like a small rainbow
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6.7
Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
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9.7
A shiny, pearly surface that shows soft rainbow colors
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7.9
A shiny surface like a pearl that shows rainbow colors when you move it
A smooth, shiny surface that glows softly in light
Having a shiny surface that shows soft changing colors like a pearl
Antonyms
Compounds
A plant that lives many years with soft silver leaves and long-lasting small white flowers
A small sea fish with a long thin body and pearly colour that lives near sandy shores
How Lustrous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pearly comes from the word pearl, the small, shiny jewel, and it means 'like a pearl'. So something described as pearly has a soft white shine, which is why we say 'pearly' teeth, light or jewellery.