pearly
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pearly
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)li
Where it comes from
From pearl + -y.
noun pearlies
- A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue. In nature we as often find the light cool as warm; also in the pictures of many of the Flemish and Dutch schools, where, as Sir Joshua himself mentions, " the silver gray or pearly is predominant, and are valued by the connoisseurs in proportion as they possess this excellence of a silver tint."
- A tooth.
adjective pearlier · pearliest
- Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
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Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
a pearly lustre
Similar: pearlesque, pearlish, pearllike
- Containing or yielding pearls.
- Having a pure sweet tone.
Translations
Talk about this word "pearly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pearly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pearly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pearly "pearly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pearly.Cite this
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