pearlescent

[ per-les-uhnt ]

adjective

1. having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous:

   healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pearlescent¹

1945–50; pearl + -escent, on the model of iridescent, opalescent, etc.

Example Sentences

It persisted because of the family’s willingness to accept thorns to grow roses — or in this case, to grow rice, lightly sweet with a pearlescent sheen and a supple chewy texture.

From Los Angeles Times

As dawn breaks and dusk settles, the play of light and shadow turns the river green or gunmetal gray, lustrously pearlescent or mottled brown.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, Harden’s tiny “melancholia #21” is a dark, thickly painted image of a delicate bird set against atmospheric bands of mottled black, silvery gray and pearlescent purple.

From Los Angeles Times

"We've spotted one shade, in particular, taking off. Oyster grey is the fresh, breezy, pearlescent colour trend that's cropping up all over Instagram," the article says.

From BBC

Rihanna became an earth goddess with pearlescent blue lips and eye shadow.

From New York Times