pearly
noun, adjective
Forms pearlies pearlier pearliest
- noun (uncountable, uncommon, dated) A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
- noun (countable, UK, slang, especially in plural) A tooth.
- adjective Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous. “a pearly lustre”
- adjective Containing or yielding pearls.
- adjective Having a pure sweet tone.
Synonyms
Etymology
From pearl + -y.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. Milton.
- adjective Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “pearly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details