Nacreous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈækɹiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈakɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈakɹiəs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈækɹiəs/.

Examples

an iridescent oil slick
nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pearlescent opalescent opaline iridescent

Parts of Speech

adjective	consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
adjective	having a play of lustrous rainbow colors “an iridescent oil slick”

Word Forms

nacre	noun	the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
iridescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
iridesce	verb	be iridescent
opalescence	noun	the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalesce	verb	reflect light or colors like an opal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

perlmuttartig

bestehend aus Perlmutt oder ähnlichem

🇫🇷French

nacré

constitué de ou ressemblant à de la nacre

🇪🇸Spanish

nacarado

que consiste en o se parece a nácar

🇮🇹Italian

madreperlaceo

costituito o simile a madreperla

🇳🇱Dutch

paarlemoerachtig

bestaande uit of lijkend op parelmoer

🇵🇹Portuguese

nacarado

consistindo de ou semelhante a madrepérola

🇷🇺Russian

перламутровый

состоящий из перламутра или напоминающий его

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मौक्तिक

मोती की माँ से युक्त या उसके समान

🇧🇩Bengali

ন্যাক্রাস

সমন্বিত বা মাদার-অফ-পার্লের অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Telugu

నాక్రియాస్

మదర్-ఆఫ్-పెర్ల్‌ను కలిగి ఉంటుంది లేదా పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

नाकपुडी

मदर-ऑफ-मोत्याचा समावेश असलेला किंवा त्याच्यासारखा दिसणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેક્રીયસ

મધર-ઓફ-મોતીનો સમાવેશ કરે છે અથવા તેના જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാക്രിയാസ്

അമ്മയുടെ മുത്ത് അടങ്ങിയതോ സാദൃശ്യമുള്ളതോ

🇵🇰Urdu

نریض

موتی کی ماں پر مشتمل یا اس سے مشابہت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

珠光质的

由珍珠母组成或类似的

🇯🇵Japanese

真珠のような

マザーオブパールからなる、またはマザーオブパールに似たもの

🇰🇷Korean

진주층의

마더 오브 펄로 구성되거나 유사한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xà cừ

bao gồm hoặc giống như xà cừ

🇹🇭Thai

มุก

ประกอบด้วยหรือคล้ายหอยมุก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mutiara

terdiri dari atau menyerupai mutiara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدفي

تتكون من أو تشبه عرق اللؤلؤ

🇮🇷Persian

گیج کننده

متشکل از یا شبیه مادر مروارید

🇹🇷Turkish

sedefli

sedeften oluşan veya ona benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

טבעוני

מורכבת מאם הפנינה או דומה לה

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