'Pearly' definitions:
Definition of 'pearly'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of a white the color of pearls [syn: pearly, pearly- white]
noun
Informal terms for a human `tooth' [syn: chopper, pearly]
Definition of 'Pearly'
From: GCIDE
- Pearly \Pearl"y\, a.
- 1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pearly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acier,
- alabaster,
- alabastrine,
- albescent,
- ashen,
- ashy,
- burele,
- canescent,
- chatoyant,
- cinereous,
- cinerous,
- cream,
- creamy,
- dapple,
- dapple-gray,
- dappled,
- dappled-gray,
- delicate,
- dingy,
- dismal,
- dove-colored,
- dove-gray,
- dreary,
- dull,
- dun-white,
- dusty,
- eggshell,
- fair,
- flat,
- glaucescent,
- glaucous,
- gloss,
- gray,
- gray-black,
- gray-brown,
- gray-colored,
- gray-drab,
- gray-green,
- gray-spotted,
- gray-toned,
- gray-white,
- grayed,
- grayish,
- griseous,
- grizzle,
- grizzled,
- grizzly,
- iridal,
- iridescent,
- iridial,
- iridian,
- irisated,
- irised,
- iron-gray,
- ivory,
- ivory-white,
- lead-gray,
- leaden,
- light,
- lint-white,
- livid,
- lustrous,
- mellow,
- moire,
- mother-of-pearl,
- mouse-colored,
- mouse-gray,
- mousy,
- nacre,
- nacred,
- nacreous,
- nacry,
- off-white,
- opalescent,
- opaline,
- opaloid,
- pale,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pavonian,
- pavonine,
- pearl,
- pearl-gray,
- pearl-like,
- pearlish,
- pearly-white,
- Quaker-colored,
- quiet,
- rainbowlike,
- rainbowy,
- sad,
- semigloss,
- silver,
- silver-gray,
- silvered,
- silvery,
- simple,
- slate-colored,
- slaty,
- smoke-gray,
- smoky,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- softened,
- somber,
- steel-gray,
- steely,
- stone-colored,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- taupe,
- tender,
- tortoise-shell,
- whitish,
- whity
Words containing 'Pearly'
- Pear,
- Choke pear,
- Musk pear,
- Pear blight,
- Pear family,
- Pear gauge,
- Pear shell,
- Pear slug,
- Prickly pear,
- Sea pear,
- Strawberry pear,
- Winter pear,
- Woody pear,
- alligator pear,
- anchovy pear,
- avocado pear,
- balsam pear,
- bartlett pear,
- native pear,
- pear haw,
- pear hawthorn,
- pear tree,
- pearly everlasting,
- pearly nautilus,
- pearly razorfish,
- river pear,
- seckel pear,
- vegetable pear,
- wooden pear,
- Garlic pear tree,
- Pear-shaped,
- anchovy pear tree,
- pearly-white,
- prickly pear cactus,
- red butter pear,
- pearly-shelled mussel