| adj. | 1. | Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous. |
| Adj. | 1. | pearlescent - having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" |