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silvery

sil·ver·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sil-vuh-ree]
    • /ˈsɪl və ri/
    • /ˈsɪl.vər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-vuh-ree]
    • /ˈsɪl və ri/

Definitions of silvery word

  • adjective silvery resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon. 1
  • adjective silvery having a clear, ringing sound like that of silver: the silvery peal of bells. 1
  • adjective silvery containing or covered with silver: silvery deposits. 1
  • adjective silvery shiny metallic grey 1
  • adjective silvery Silvery things look like silver or are the colour of silver. 0
  • adjective silvery of or having the appearance of silver 0
See all 11 definitions of silvery

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Origin of silvery

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; silver + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Silvery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Silvery

silvery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for silvery

adj silvery

  • achromic — colourless
  • aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
  • argent — (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry)
  • asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
  • assonant — resemblance of sounds.

adjective silvery

  • argentate — (botany, dated, rare) silvery white.
  • ash — Ash is the grey or black powdery substance that is left after something is burnt. You can also refer to this substance as ashes.
  • battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
  • chiming — Present participle of chime.
  • cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
All 56 Synonyms of silvery

Antonyms for silvery

adjective silvery

  • darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
Just one Antonym for silvery

Top questions with silvery

  • what silvery white metal is used to make salt?
  • what is a silvery white metal used to make salt?
  • who sang by the light of the silvery moon?

Related words

  • argent

    (as adjective; often postpositive, esp in heraldry)

  • argentine

    Argentine means the same as Argentinian.

  • moonfish

    Also called horsefish, horsehead. any of several silvery marine fishes of the genus Selene, having a very compressed body and inhabiting shallow coastal waters.

  • silverberry

    a shrub, Elaeagnus commutata (or E. argentea), of north-central North America, having silvery leaves and flowers and silvery, drupelike edible fruit.

  • silverfish

    a white or silvery goldfish, Carassius auratus.

  • silverweed

    a plant, Potentilla anserina, of the rose family, the leaves of which have a silvery pubescence on the underside.
All related words to silvery

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