Usually means: Shimmery, iridescent effect resembling pearls.
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  1. pearlescence: Merriam-Webster
  2. pearlescence: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pearlescence: Wiktionary
  4. pearlescence: Dictionary.com
  5. pearlescence: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  The state or condition of being pearlescent; a pearly appearance.

Similar:
pearl, peachiness, sparkle, glistening, luster, orient, glitterance, glitter, gleam, permayouth, more...

Opposite:
dullness, matte, opacity

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Similar:
pearl, peachiness, sparkle, glistening, luster, orient, glitterance, glitter, gleam, permayouth, more...

Opposite:
dullness, matte, opacity



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