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argentate

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Definition of argentate word

  • noun argentate (botany, dated, rare) silvery white. 1

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Parts of speech for Argentate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

argentate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for argentate

adjective argentate

  • bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
  • silvery — resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon.
  • white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
  • argent — (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry)
  • pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.

Antonyms for argentate

adjective argentate

  • black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.

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