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pearly

/ˈpɜːli/

/ˈpɜrli/

pearlyadjective

pearlier

Comp.

pearliest

Super.

/ˈpɜːli/

/ˈpɜrli/

Translations

She wore a pearly necklace that shimmered in the light.

Она носила жемчужное ожерелье, которое мерцало на свету.

Additional translations

Definitions

Having a luster or sheen similar to that of a pearl; iridescent.

The pearly surface of the shell glistened in the sunlight.

Resembling a pearl in color, especially a pale, creamy white.

She wore a pearly dress that complemented her fair complexion.

Made of or ornamented with pearls.

She inherited a pearly necklace from her grandmother.

Relating to or suggestive of teeth, especially their whiteness, usually in the phrase “pearly whites”.

She flashed her pearly whites at the camera.

Synonyms

pearlynoun

pearlies

/ˈpɜːli/

/ˈpɜrli/

Informal noun meaning ‘tooth’, chiefly in plural ‘pearlies’

Definitions

A tooth (chiefly in the plural form pearlies).

He lost one of his pearlies during the hockey match.