silver
- adjective
- /ˈsɪlvər/
- In the evenings when the moon is full, its silver light spreads a soft yet eerie glow.
- silver hair
- silver-green
- silver-black
Maybe we'll do like a silver eye that way.
- Maybe we'll do like a silver eye that way.
- My Christmas tree is silver, gold, copper and black.
- It's like straight up silver glitter metallic spray.
- And also, why is there silver Sharpie all over your hands?
- They were covered with red foil for the extra cream and silver foil for the low fat.
- And now I'm going to make your silver pants blue.
Examples
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The village was decorated with white, green, and silver balloons and banners.
Academic text (2004) -
The dress she wore to the gala was a stunning silver color that sparkled under the lights.
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All right, You got me a silver car.
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Most guns have a black or silver handle.
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Everyone had come to eat the white cake with the little silver balls on top.
Fiction book (1990) -
My Christmas tree is silver, gold, copper and black.
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A few minutes later, the silver rim of the sun appears.
Academic text (2010) -
This is just a really shimmery silver pink color.
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It looks like a big, silver basketball or something.
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Now look at the silver Audi across the street, the one that's been following me all day.
Synonyms
A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight
A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
A grey color that looks shiny like silver
A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
A pale white color that shines like silver
A pale shiny white color that looks like metal
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
A light gray color like shiny metal
Having a shiny light gray color like silver
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A metal object, usually silver, given to the person who comes second in a competition
- Specialized
A metal made from silver mixed with other metals for jewelry and tableware
- Specialized
A yellow chemical used in taking photos and to help make rain fall from clouds
- US
A North American tree that grows fast and has light green leaves white underneath
- Formal
A celebration of 25 years since an important event like a marriage or founding
Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals
A tall evergreen tree from central and southern Europe with smooth grey bark and wood used for building
- Specialized
A medicine made from silver and protein that kills germs on skin or in the eye
- Specialized
A silvery metal mix of copper, zinc, and nickel that contains no silver
- Specialized
A metal made from copper, nickel, and zinc that looks like silver and is used for knives and forks
A medium or tall fir tree from western North America with a cone shape and orange-smelling leaves when crushed
A medium to tall fir from western North America with tiered branches and orange-scented needles when crushed
- Literature
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
A white or pale yellow salt that darkens in light and is used in black-and-white photography
- Specialized
A white chemical that does not dissolve in water and is used in photography, electrochemistry, and some medicines
A tall evergreen tree with flat needles white or silvery underneath and a straight trunk
- Australian
A small Australian tree with narrow grey-green hanging leaves and white or cream flowers
A large tree with leaves that are white and soft underneath and often planted in parks
- Australian
A tree from Australia with hard white wood, shiny green leaves, white flowers and bright blue fruit
- US
A low shrub with many branches and pale grey leaves that gives shelter and food to wild animals
A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes
- US
A tall pine from western North America with blue-green needles and bark that forms plates
- Specialized
A thin layer of silver that covers another material to decorate or protect it
- Australian
A pale wood from the quandong tree that is easy to shape for furniture
- Specialized
A collection of data made automatically with imperfect labels used instead of a high-quality one
How Silvery
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective silver meaning 'silvery' comes from the metal silver and its bright shine. So 'silver' describes hair, light, or objects that look like the metal.