What is "silvery" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does silvery mean in English? Meaning of silvery definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "silvery" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "silvery": resembling or reminiscent of silver

Adjective

  • Meaning: resembling or reminiscent of silver
  • Example: a soft silvern voice singing in her silvery tones
  • Synonyms: silvern silvery
  • Similar: euphonious euphonous
  • Meaning of "silvery": having the white lustrous sheen of silver

    Adjective

  • Meaning: having the white lustrous sheen of silver
  • Example: a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
  • Synonyms: silver silvern silvery
  • Similar: bright
  • Meaning of "silvery": of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
  • Example: silvery hair
  • Synonyms: argent silver silverish silvery
  • Similar: achromatic neutral
  • Adjective: Resembling silver in color, shiny white. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) All the enameled race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:  Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.Alexander Pope (1688-1744) All the enameled race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:  Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.Sprinkled or covered with silver.Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound. a silvery laugh
  • Synonyms:

    golden, glistening, vivid, brilliant, shimmering, radiant, sunny, dazzling, blazing, sparkling, luminous, shiny, intense, glittering, ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, burning, effulgent, fulgent, glaring, glossy, illuminated, incandescent, lambent, light, limpid, lustrous, polished, resplendent, scintillating, twinkling, gleaming, flashing, aglow, auroral, burnished, coruscating, fulgid, illumined, irradiated, lighted, mirrorlike, moonlit, phosphorescent, relucent, sunlit, neutral, pale, pearly, light, faded, argent, blond, blanched, white, sallow, blonde, chalky, colorless, creamy, milky, pallid, snowy, fair-haired, bleached, fair-skinned, flaxen-haired, pale-faced, tow-haired, tow-headed, whitish, ashen, dingy, drab, dusky, dusty, iron, lead, leaden, livid, mousy, neutral, pearly, peppery, powder, sere, slate, smoky, somber, stone, clouded, shaded, battleship, ash, cinereal, Dove, granite, heather, oyster, silvered, cordial, peaceful, balanced, congenial, amicable, accordant, adapted, compatible, congruous, consonant, dulcet, euphonious, like, matching, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, mix, musical, similar, sonorous, suitable, symmetrical, sympathetic, symphonic, tuneful, harmonic, rhythmical, symphonious, coordinated, concordant, harmonizing, in accord, in chorus, in concert, in harmony, in step, in tune, in unison, of one mind, on same wavelength, simpatico, sweet-sounding, frosty, gray-haired, graying, salt and pepper, snowy-haired, white-haired, whitish, accordant, agreeable, clear, dulcet, euphonious, mellifluous, mellow, pleasing, resonant, soft, sweet, symphonic, tuneful, euphonic, harmonic, symphonious, assonant, canorous, concordant, in tune, songful, sweet-sounding, tuned, well-tuned, rhythmic, melodic, symphonic, vocal, sweet, consonant, pleasing, melodious, agreeable, dulcet, euphonious, harmonious, mellow, orchestral, tuneful, symphonious, choral, operatic, blending, chiming, lilting, songful, sweet-sounding, tuned, vivid, vibrant, deep, bright, warm, resonant, strong, intense, dulcet, eloquent, expressive, mellifluous, mellow, rotund, significant, sonorous, canorous, white, bright, sterling, pearly, pale, argent, lustrous, resplendent, plated, silvered, argentate, dingy, thick, burning, black, gray, grimy, messy, murky, vaporous, caliginous, smoldering, begrimed, fumy, reeking, smoke-colored, smooth, mellow, soft, rich, soothing, musical, dulcet, euphonious, harmonious, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, orotund, rotund, silver-tongued, sonorous, tuneful, euphonic, sweet-sounding, silver, pasty, wan, ivory, pearly, fair, blanched, alabaster, neutral, light, clear, achromatic, ashen, bloodless, chalky, ghastly, hoary, immaculate, milky, pallid, snowy, transparent, waxen, bleached, frosted, achromic, dusty, drab, stone, lead, slate, neutral, pearly, powder, iron, dappled, shaded, clouded, ashen, dingy, dusky, leaden, livid, mousy, peppery, sere, smoky, somber, grey, ash, heather, silvered, Dove, oyster, cinereal, melodic, tuneful, musical, accordant, agreeable, clear, dulcet, euphonious, mellifluous, mellow, pleasing, resonant, soft, sweet, symphonic, euphonic, harmonic, symphonious, assonant, canorous, concordant, in tune, songful, sweet-sounding, tuned, well tuned, golden, iron, hard, leaden, mineral, fusible, geologic, metallurgic, ory, rocklike, stannic, tinny, white, silver, ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, beamy, blazing, brilliant, burning, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glittering, glossy, golden, illuminated, incandescent, intense, lambent, light, limpid, lucent, luminous, lustrous, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, scintillating, shimmering, shiny, sparkling, sunny, twinkling, vivid, aglow, auroral, burnished, coruscating, flashing, fulgid, illumined, irradiated, lighted, mirrorlike, moonlit, phosphorescent, relucent, sunlit, pearly, light, alabaster, argent, neutral, blond, sallow, white, pale, blonde, blanched, chalky, colorless, creamy, faded, fair-haired, milky, pallid, snowy, bleached, fair-skinned, flaxen-haired, pale-faced, tow-haired, tow-headed, whitish, ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, beamy, blazing, brilliant, burning, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glittering, glossy, golden, illuminated, incandescent, intense, irradiant, lambent, light, limpid, luminous, lustrous, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, scintillating, shimmering, shiny, sparkling, sunny, twinkling, vivid, aglow, auroral, burnished, coruscating, flashing, fulgid, illumined, irradiated, lighted, mirrorlike, moonlit, phosphorescent, relucent, sunlit, accordant, adapted, amicable, balanced, compatible, congenial, congruous, consonant, cordial, dulcet, euphonious, harmonic, like, matching, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, mix, musical, peaceful, rhythmical, similar, sonorous, suitable, symmetrical, sympathetic, symphonic, tuneful, concordant, coordinated, harmonizing, in accord, in chorus, in concert, in harmony, in step, in tune, in unison, of one mind, on same wavelength, simpatico, sweet-sounding, argent, blanched, blond, blonde, chalky, colorless, creamy, faded, fair-haired, light, milky, neutral, pale, pallid, pearly, sallow, snowy, white, bleached, fair-skinned, flaxen-haired, pale-faced, tow-haired, tow-headed, whitish,

    Antonyms:

    cloudy, dreary, somber, dusky, murky, stupid, unaware, unintelligent, depressing, horrible, threatening, doleful, typical, pale, pastel, dull, dark, dim, gloomy, obscure, black, unpromising, depressed, unhappy, normal, biased, unfair, unjust, repulsive, cloudy, stormy, colorful, black, dark, darkened, brunette, colored, partial, prejudiced, unreasonable, ugly, inclement, rainy, hostile, unfriendly, cacophonous, discordant, inharmonious, opposed, unlike, disagreeable, dissonant, harsh, cacophonous, discordant, grating, inharmonious, unmusical, harsh, unmelodic, discordant, cacophonous, inharmonious, unmusical, dissonant, pale, unintelligent, uncaring, depleted, impoverished, needy, dull, weak, quiet, light, soft, obscure, mild, moderate, poor, bland, tasteless, low, serious, black, dark, clean, clear, unpolluted, unfriendly, unpleasant, malodorous, stinking, cacophonous, discordant, rough, hard, acid, bitter, salty, sour, mean, stinky, ugly, flushed, biased, cloudy, strong, partial, prejudiced, dark, darkened, dim, gloomy, obscure, black, dirty, discordant, grating, inharmonious, black, dark, brunette, bright, colorful,

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