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silvern

silvern

9.4
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪlvərn/
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  • The silvern jewelry sparkled under the lights.

Examples

  • They decorated the room with silvern ribbons and sparkling ornaments.

  • The moon cast a silvern light across the quiet lake.

  • Her hair gleamed with a silvern sheen in the morning sun.

  • She wore a silvern dress to the gala.

  • The artist used a silvern paint to give the sculpture a shimmering quality.

  • Her dress had a silvern sheen that caught the light beautifully at the party.

  • He admired the silvern hair of the elderly gentleman as it sparkled in the sun.

Synonyms

silver
vssilvern
98 1.0

Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery

covers the same metallic look in broad use
silvery
vssilvern
25 3.2

A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight

is the general term for that shiny greyish appearance
silver-colored
vssilvern
  • US
1 2.3

A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

is a simple descriptor for that polished metallic color
silver-gray
vssilvern
  • US
1 3.0

A grey color that looks shiny like silver

is the main term for the metallic look in color descriptions
silverish
vssilvern
1 4.0

A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin

is the standard term for a clear metallic look
silvery-gray
vssilvern
  • US
1 3.7

A light gray color that looks like shiny silver

is the broader word for the general metallic grey appearance
silver-white
vssilvern
1 3.7

A pale white color that shines like silver

is the common term for the pale metallic appearance
silvery-white
vssilvern
1 3.8

A pale shiny white color that looks like metal

is the usual word for the same pale metallic sheen
silver gray
vssilvern
  • US
2.6

A light gray color like shiny metal

is the single-word general description for that metallic tone
argent
vssilvern
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a shiny light gray color like silver

is the everyday word for the same pale lustrous color

Antonyms

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

How Silvery

metallic
85 4.3
silvery
25 3.2
silvern
9.4
silverish
1 4.0

Surface Forms

silvern positive

Morphology

silvern = silver (transparent) = silver + n

The adjective is a straightforward formation from 'silver' with an adjectival suffix meaning 'having the qualities or appearance of silver'.

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.