pearlescent
/pərˈlɛsənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Everyone who has the slightest chance of eve going on a honeymoon is a potential customer for “The Story of Bermuda” by Hudson Strode (Smith & Haas). With its beautiful photographs and pearlescent binding, this book makes Bermuda seem a delightful place before even a word of its pleasant text is read."
- "Successful continuous extrusion of a variety of lead alloys for power and communications cable sheathing has opened still other possibilities. There are new lead pigments, including those of the pearlescent type, low-firing porcelain enamels for aluminum, steel and other metals, and low-loss dielectric ceramics for electronics, all of which will be given attention, [Robert L.] Ziegfeld said."
- "In the silvery belly scales of the herring, deposits of minute, platelike crystals lie parallel to the scales’ surface, giving a pearly gleam to the grey fish. As long as 200 years ago, this pearlescent pigment was extracted from the fish and injected into beads to simulate pearls."
- "The pearlescent moon peeked over the mountains, bathing the land in a ghostly reflection of daylight. Everything looked bleached and flat."
- "The pearlescent inks have bits of shimmery, light-reflective material in them that make them look glittery; these are all transparent."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pərˈlɛsənt/
- British English: /pəːˈlɛsənt/
Inflected Forms
more pearlescent (comparative)
most pearlescent (superlative)