Silvery
/ˈsɪlvəɹi/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
"OF all th' enamell'd race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring."
- 2 Sprinkled or covered with silver.
- 3 Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
"a silvery laugh"
Adjective
- 1 having the white lustrous sheen of silver wordnet
- 2 resembling or reminiscent of silver wordnet
- 3 of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He had a lot of straight, silvery hair."
Etymology
From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.