silvery

[sil-vuh-ree]

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.

3. containing or covered with silver.

   silvery deposits.

silvery

/ ˈsɪlvərɪ /

adjective

1. of or having the appearance of silver

   the silvery moon

2. containing or covered with silver

3. having a clear ringing sound

Other Word Forms

• silveriness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of silvery¹

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

Example Sentences

Everyone was quiet as they walked through the silvery moonlight, past rows and rows of sprouting crops, and out to the farthest corner of the farthest field.

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A few years ago, Mr Kim began to notice that the popular silvery hairtail fish he relied on were disappearing from local waters, and his earnings plunged by half.

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A BlackFly painted in EMS livery waited for me in the silvery grass.

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From her home deep in Upper Coquetdale, Sam Wood squints into the sun as she looks up the narrow silvery road which winds up the valley where many farming families have lived for generations.

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The silvery mutton chops peeking out from beneath a weather-beaten train engineer’s cap.

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