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pearly

/ˈpɜːli/

/ˈpɜrli/

Translations

pearlyadjective

pearlier

Comp.

pearliest

Super.

/ˈpɜːli/

/ˈpɜrli/

She wore a pearly necklace that shimmered in the light.

Она носила жемчужное ожерелье, которое мерцало на свету.

Additional translations

Synonyms

pearlynoun

pearlies

/ˈpɜːli/

/ˈpɜrli/

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

pearlyadjective

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.

pearlynoun

A tooth (chiefly in the plural form pearlies).

He lost one of his pearlies during the hockey match.