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Princeton's WordNet
nacreousadjective
consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescentadjective
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"
Wiktionary
nacreousadjective
Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
nacreousadjective
Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.
ChatGPT
nacreous
Nacreous refers to something that resembles, contains, or is related to nacre (also known as mother-of-pearl), a shiny, iridescent substance that mollusks produce to line the inside of their shells. It is generally associated with the glow or luster that nacre exhibits.
Webster Dictionary
Nacreousadjective
consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly
Etymology: [See Nacre.]
Entomology
Nacreous
pearly: resembling mother of pearl := margaritaceous.
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carneous
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nacreous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nacreous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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