Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [sil-ver]
- /ˈsɪl vər/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [sil-ver]
- /ˈsɪl vər/
Definitions of silverlike word
- noun silverlike Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C. 1
- noun silverlike coin made of this metal; specie; money: a handful of silver. 1
- noun silverlike this metal as a commodity or considered as a currency standard. 1
- noun silverlike table articles made of or plated with silver, including flatware and hollowware. 1
- noun silverlike any flatware: The kitchen silver is of stainless steel. 1
- noun silverlike something resembling this metal in color, luster, etc. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of silverlike
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English silver(e), selver(e), selfer, Old English siolfor (orig. noun); cognate with German Silber, Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, akin to Serbo-Croatian srèbro, Russian serebró, Lithuanian sidãbras; (v.) late Middle English silveren, derivative of the noun
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Silverlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
silverlike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
silverlike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with si
- Words starting with sil
- Words starting with silv
- Words starting with silve
- Words starting with silver
- Words starting with silverl
- Words starting with silverli
- Words starting with silverlik
- Words starting with silverlike