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nacreous nacreous definition

nacreous


 
  Overview  of  adj  nacreous 
 
  The  adj  nacreous  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nacreous  --  (consisting  of  or  resembling  mother-of-pearl) 
  2.  iridescent,  nacreous,  opalescent,  opaline,  pearlescent  --  (having  a  play  of  lustrous  rainbow-like  colors;  "an  iridescent  oil  slick";  "nacreous  (or  pearlescent)  clouds  looking  like  mother-of-pearl";  "a  milky  opalescent  (or  opaline)  luster") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  nacreous 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  nacreous 
 
  Sense  2 
  iridescent,  nacreous,  opalescent,  opaline,  pearlescent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bright)  ->  dull 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  nacreous 
 
  2  senses  of  nacreous 
 
  Sense  1 
  nacreous 
  Pertains  to  noun  nacre  (Sense  1) 
  =>mother-of-pearl,  nacre 
  =>  shell 
 
  Sense  2 
  iridescent,  nacreous,  opalescent,  opaline,  pearlescent 
  =>  bright  (vs.  dull) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  nacreous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  nacreous 
 
  nacreous  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  nacreous 
  nacreous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  nacreous 
 
  The  adj  nacreous  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nacreous  --  (consisting  of  or  resembling  mother-of-pearl) 
  2.  iridescent,  nacreous,  opalescent,  opaline,  pearlescent  --  (having  a  play  of  lustrous  rainbow-like  colors;  "an  iridescent  oil  slick";  "nacreous  (or  pearlescent)  clouds  looking  like  mother-of-pearl";  "a  milky  opalescent  (or  opaline)  luster") 



nacreous definition