nacreous
English Thesaurus
1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors (adj.all)
| similar | : | bright, |
| definition | : | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | iridescence, opalescence, |
| definition | : | the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | iridesce, |
| definition | : | be iridescent (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | opalesce, |
| definition | : | exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | opalesce, |
| definition | : | reflect light or colors like an opal (verb.weather) |
2. consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | mother-of-pearl, nacre, |
| definition | : | the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | mother-of-pearl, nacre, |
| definition | : | the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell (noun.substance) |
3. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors (adj.all)
| derivation | : | iridescence, opalescence, |
| definition | : | the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | iridesce, |
| definition | : | be iridescent (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | opalesce, |
| definition | : | exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | opalesce, |
| definition | : | reflect light or colors like an opal (verb.weather) |
4. consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | mother-of-pearl, nacre, |
| definition | : | the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | mother-of-pearl, nacre, |
| definition | : | the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell (noun.substance) |
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