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silvery-white

silvery-white

1 3.8
A pale shiny white color that looks like metal
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪlvəri waɪt/
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  • Starship Silver is a silvery white colour with a pink and blue kind of reflect.
  • silvery-white hair
  • silvery-white eyes

Examples

  • Thereby, the vapor area gives off a silvery white appearance.

    Blog text (9)
  • She's wearing a silvery-white bikini.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • These gradually grow into large, thick, reddish patches that are covered with silvery-white scales.

    Blog text (18)
  • The color is not constant, but if anything, it is silvery-white, a gilt reflection of the transparent foil.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The dancer wore a beautiful silvery-white dress that shimmered under the stage lights.

  • The artist painted the sky with silvery-white clouds that reflected the light of the setting sun.

  • Her necklace was made of silvery-white metal, giving it an elegant and modern look.

Synonyms

silver
vssilvery-white
98 1.0

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

is narrower, indicating white that specifically resembles that metal's pale sheen
silvery
vssilvery-white
25 3.2

A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight

is a whiter shade emphasizing bright metallic lustre rather than greyish tone
pearly-white
vssilvery-white
2 4.0

A very light, shiny white color like a pearl

is metallic and cooler in tone, lacking the gentle warm sheen
silver-colored
vssilvery-white
  • US
1 2.3

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

is a simpler descriptor stressing resemblance to metal rather than full polish
silver-white
vssilvery-white
1 3.7

A pale white color that shines like silver

is the white that stresses a soft metallic sheen rather than plain white
silverish
vssilvery-white
1 4.0

A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin

is stronger, meaning a clear white with obvious metallic lustre
silvern
vssilvery-white
9.4

A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins

is the white form focusing on pale metal sheen rather than general metallic look
argent
vssilvery-white
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a shiny light gray color like silver

is everyday wording focusing on visible metallic shine rather than heraldry
argenteum
vssilvery-white
  • Specialized
9.9

A Latin word meaning silvery used in scientific names for living things

is the common descriptive phrase used in daily language for metallic white

Antonyms

A white color that is not bright or shiny

How Silvery

silvery-white
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white
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Surface Forms

silvery-white positive

Morphology

silvery-white = silvery + white (transparent) = silvery + white

The meaning is a direct combination of 'silvery' and 'white' and is readily inferable from those adjectives.

Etymology

Silvery-white combines silver and white, so it literally means 'like the bright, shiny colour of silver'. So something described as silvery-white looks pale and metal-like, with a soft shine like the metal silver.