Something that is pearly is pale and shines softly, like a pearl.
...the pearly light of early morning.
Pearly is also a combining form.
...pearly-pink lipstick.
Her skin was pearly white.
More Synonyms of pearly
pearly in British English
(ˈpɜːlɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: pearlier or pearliest
1.
resembling a pearl, esp in lustre
2.
of the colour pearl; pale bluish-grey
3.
decorated with pearls or mother-of-pearl
nounWord forms: pluralpearlies(in Britain)
4.
a London costermonger who wears on ceremonial occasions a traditional dress of dark clothes covered with pearl buttons
5. (plural)
the clothes or the buttons themselves
Derived forms
pearliness (ˈpearliness)
noun
pearly in American English
(ˈpɜrli)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈpearlier or ˈpearliest
1.
of or like a pearl, as in color or luster
2.
adorned or covered with pearls or mother-of-pearl
Derived forms
pearliness (ˈpearliness)
noun
Examples of 'pearly' in a sentence
pearly
And what about that pearly white exterior?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Colours should be soft so keep eyeshadow light and pearly.
The Sun (2007)
Gives a shot of pearly colour that holds tight for hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Thick fillets of pearly white cod would be my first choice for this robustly flavoured but simple dish.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Clean dishes or perfect pearly whites?
The Sun (2014)
Are your pearly whites in peril?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She has admitted in the past that she was a bit self-conscious about her less than pearly whites.
The Sun (2011)
It will pull down your lower lip and raise the upper one to display your 100,000 pearly whites.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She has decided it's time to make her gnashers pearly white after getting advice from a string of dentists.
The Sun (2011)
One of the commonest is the garden cross spider, a large spider with a pearly white cross on its back.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That means pearly white skinless cod or haddock under a casing of crisp batter the colour of dark honey, served with golden chips.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
On a morning of smoking cloud and pearly light we set off along the College Valley.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Give or take the odd pearly king, there's not a great deal of creativity on show.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
When the rival campaign machines find out his identity they descend on his small town in New Mexico with deep pockets and pearly smiles.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
All related terms of 'pearly'
pearly king
the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
Pearly Gates
the entrance to heaven
pearly queen
the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
pearly white
extremely white; very bright white
pearly nautilus
any of several cephalopod molluscs of the genus Nautilus , esp N. pompilius, of warm and tropical seas, having a partitioned pale pearly external shell with brown stripes
chambered nautilus
any of several cephalopod molluscs of the genus Nautilus , esp N. pompilius, of warm and tropical seas, having a partitioned pale pearly external shell with brown stripes