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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors;
- Example: "an iridescent oil slick"
- Example: "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"
- Example: "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
[syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

pearlescent \pearl*es"cent\ (p[~e]r*l[e^]s"ent) adj. 1. Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous. Syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pearlescent adj 1: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent]