nacreous

English

Etymology

From nacre +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪ.kɹi.əs/

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Adjective

nacreous (comparative more nacreous, superlative most nacreous)

1. Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
   • 2001, Neil Gaiman, chapter 11, in American Gods‎, Harper Collins, page 323:

     They are covered with a smooth, safe, nacreous layer to let them slip, pearllike, from our souls without real pain.

2. Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.

Derived terms

• nacreous cloud

See also

• opalescent, opaline, pearlescent

Anagrams

• uncoarse, carneous, ur-oceans, Carusone, Crusoean