silvery-gray
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- adjective
- /ˈsɪlvəri ɡreɪ/
- US
:
gris plateado
- So it's a silvery grey with sparkles, a little bit shimmery.
- silvery-gray hair
- turn silvery-gray
Examples
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The trunk was a silvery gray, paler than the paintings had made it.
Fiction book (1992) -
Walter sighted down Raymond's finger and saw a tall tree with smooth, silvery-gray bark.
Fiction book (1993) -
I just really like this soft silvery grey look to it.
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She said, "On stormy days, when the wind blows hard out of the northeast, the sky turns silvery gray and the birds act strange."
Fiction book (1997) -
Even though Daddy had bought us a new car for the occasion, a silvery-gray fish-tailed Cadillac, the long drive to Florida was grim.
Fiction book (1997) -
He saw that her skin was shimmery black, her short-cropped hair silvery gray, and the very centers of her eyes, brilliant white.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the noon sun, the sagebrush and greasewood looked silvery gray, the rocks deep rugged red.
Fiction book (1993) -
The beams were hand-hewn and massive; the siding had faded to an attractive silvery gray.
Fiction book (1992) -
Ethold drew from his pocket a pouch of silvery-grey dust and blew a pinch of it into the final lock.
Fiction book (1993) -
The tall tree had smooth, silvery-gray bark that shimmered in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery
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A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight
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A grey color that looks shiny like silver
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A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
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A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
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A pale grey color with a soft, shiny look
A light gray color like shiny metal
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
Having a shiny light gray color like silver
Antonyms
How Silvery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Silvery-gray comes from silver, the shiny metal, and gray. It means a gray that looks like 'silver', a bit shiny and like metal, which is why we use it for hair, fur, or a bright sky.