silvery

[ sil-vuh-ree ]
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adjective
  1. resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon.

  2. having a clear, ringing sound like that of silver: the silvery peal of bells.

  1. containing or covered with silver: silvery deposits.

Origin of silvery

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; silver + -y1

Other words from silvery

  • sil·ver·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for silvery

silvery

/ (ˈsɪlvərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or having the appearance of silver: the silvery moon

  2. containing or covered with silver

  1. having a clear ringing sound

Derived forms of silvery

  • silveriness, noun

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