silvery

Meaning

  1. Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
  2. Sprinkled or covered with silver.
  3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

Synonyms

silver
B1
silvern
silverish
argent
48k
white
A1
bright
B1

made of silver

glittering
20k
limpid
liquid
B2
lustrous
nitid
radiant
C2
serene
C2
shiny
C1
brilliant
B1
silver-plated
starry
20k
translucent
36k
unclouded
undimmed
unfrosted
vibrant
C2
vivid
C2

silver-coloured

unshadowed
argentine
21k
clean
A2
silverlike
fair
A2
glaring
23k
Translations

argenté
silbern
silbrig
plateado
argenteo
argentino
argentin
prateado
argentino
platejat
argénteo

silberhell

argentat

αργυροειδής

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪlvəɹi/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
silvery
In summary

From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.

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