argent

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The metal silver.
2. (countable, uncountable) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
3. (archaic, countable, poetic, uncountable) Whiteness; anything that is white.
4. (countable, uncountable) A moth of the genus Argyresthia.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of silver or silver-coloured.
2. (not-comparable) of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

Synonyms

silver

silvery

silverish

silverness

silver-colored

aspre

argentous

meergries

moon

🌔

pearl

silvern

Translations

argent

prata

argento

zilver

plata

Silber

argent

ασημένιος

αργυρός

prateado

argentum

silbern

ασήμι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑːdʒənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: argent

In summary

From Middle English argent, from Old French argent m (“silver”), from Latin argentum n (“white money, silver”).