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silvery-green

silvery-green

3.4
A light green color with a pale shiny look
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪlvəri ɡriːn/
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  • The ground around the slender, many-stemmed bases of the silvery green willow brush was wet, and rain still filtered in through the narrow leaves, but not quite as hard.
  • silvery-green leaves

Examples

  • The artist chose a silvery-green palette to evoke feelings of tranquility and nature.

  • Then she noticed the beautiful silvery-green leaves of sallow extending up beyond them.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She was always amazed at these dead-looking trunks with such fresh silvery-green treetops rejoicing on them.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Where down below there were a few scrubby kiawe trees, now we see koa with their silvery green, sickle-shaped leaves, light green kukui trees, and a few old sandalwood trees whose leaves take on a pinkish cast in the sun.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The garden was filled with silvery-green leaves that shimmered in the sunlight.

  • In this forest, the shrubs are characterized by their silvery-green foliage, creating a unique ambiance.

Synonyms

silver-green
vssilvery-green
1 4.2

A light green color with a shiny silvery look

has identical meaning but uses metal name as modifier rather than adjective form

Antonyms

dull
31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

dark-green
12 1.0

A deep shade of green like pine needles

How Silvery

silvery-green
3.4
matte
  • US
14 5.3

Surface Forms

silvery-green positive

Morphology

silvery-green = silvery + green (transparent) = silver + green + y

The compound combines the adjective 'silvery' and 'green' in a straightforward way to describe a colour blending both qualities.

Etymology

The word silvery-green comes from the two simple words silvery ('like silver') and green ('green'), so it names a green colour that looks soft and shiny like silver.