Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pearlesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pear-lesque
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the colour or lustre of pearl; pearly.

Etymology

From pearl + -esque. Piecewise doublet of pearlish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pearlesque (comparative) most pearlesque (superlative)

Questions

What does pearlesque mean?
Having the colour or lustre of pearl; pearly.
Where does pearlesque come from?
From pearl + -esque. Piecewise doublet of pearlish.

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