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Nacreous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Nacreous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl

2

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

"an iridescent oil slick"

"nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"

"a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

3

Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).

Example Sentences
"an iridescent oil slick" adjective
"nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl" adjective
"a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" adjective
See Also
lustrous nacrous nacre pearl opalescent color mother of pearl nacroprismatic
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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