silvern
- adjective
- /ˈsɪlvərn/
- The silvern jewelry sparkled under the lights.
Examples
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They decorated the room with silvern ribbons and sparkling ornaments.
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The moon cast a silvern light across the quiet lake.
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Her hair gleamed with a silvern sheen in the morning sun.
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She wore a silvern dress to the gala.
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The artist used a silvern paint to give the sculpture a shimmering quality.
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Her dress had a silvern sheen that caught the light beautifully at the party.
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He admired the silvern hair of the elderly gentleman as it sparkled in the sun.
Synonyms
Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery
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 grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
A pale white color that shines like silver
A pale shiny white color that looks like metal
A light gray color like shiny metal
Having a shiny light gray color like silver
Antonyms
How Silvery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word silvern comes from the common word silver plus an old ending -en that means 'made of' or 'having'. So, silvern simply describes something that 'looks like silver', which is why we use it for hair, light, or ribbons.