silvery
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silvery
- /ˈsɪlvəɹi/
- /ˈsɪlvɹi/
Where it comes from
From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.
adjective silverier · silveriest
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Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
OF all th' enamell'd race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
Similar: argentine
- Sprinkled or covered with silver.
- Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound. a silvery laugh
Similar: silvern
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: silvern, silverish, argent, silver, colorless, achromatic, bright, euphonous, euphonious, white, peritoneum, herring, coho, money, shiny, argentine
adjective
Similar: silvern
Translations
Talk about this word "silvery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silvery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. silvery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silvery "silvery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silvery.Cite this
@misc{silvery_2026,
title = {silvery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silvery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
