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[ sil-vuh-ree ] / ˈsɪl və ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR silvery ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveresembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon. having a clear, ringing sound like that of silver: the silvery peal of bells. containing or covered with silver: silvery deposits. Origin of silveryFirst recorded in 1590–1600; silver + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM silverysil·ver·i·ness, nounWords nearby silverysilverware, silver wattle, silver wedding, silverweed, silverwork, silvery, silver-Y moth, silvery spleenwort, Silvester, Silvia, silvichemical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for silveryLittle wiry chap, with silvery hair, bright brown eyes and plenty of wrinkles. Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind|Michael Weiss|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST It has silvery blue skin and a red dorsal fin that runs the length of its body. Fishy Mystery: Are Beached Oarfish Trying to Tell Us Something?|Kevin Bailey|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST That the capable, silvery Kathleen Sebelius is the face of Obamacare makes me want to weep. What’s Behind the Obamacare Cock-Up|Tina Brown|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Also includes wedding bouquet, silvery tiara, earrings and engagement ring. William and Kate Barbies Sell Out!|Tom Sykes|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The gorgeous rota looks like an alien lighthouse, with silvery lights spinning out of its core. Carsten Nicolai’s Skydiving Dance|Jimmy So|September 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST Miss Winstead, the governess, resumed her letter, and a clock on the mantelpiece struck out seven silvery chimes. By comparison with it, the oat stocks shone pale and silvery. Prescott of Saskatchewan|Harold Bindloss “I am afraid, Nora, you were rude to the gentleman,” she said in her silvery voice. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters|Edward S. Ellis It was a real pleasure, and her voice was as pure and silvery as when I first heard her, years before. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville|Mary Somerville It was a rippling, silvery laugh, expressing an infectious appreciation of the humor of their situation. The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
British Dictionary definitions for silvery
adjectiveof or having the appearance of silverthe silvery moon containing or covered with silver having a clear ringing sound Derived forms of silverysilveriness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to silveryrhythmic, melodic, symphonic, vocal, choral, operatic, vivid, vibrant, deep, bright, warm, resonant, strong, intense, white, dingy, thick, burning, smoldering, smooth |