silvery-white
- adjective
- /ˈsɪlvəri waɪt/
- Starship Silver is a silvery white colour with a pink and blue kind of reflect.
- silvery-white hair
- silvery-white eyes
Examples
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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.
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The artist painted the sky with silvery-white clouds that reflected the light of the setting sun.
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Her necklace was made of silvery-white metal, giving it an elegant and modern look.
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 very light, shiny white color like a pearl
A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry
A pale white color that shines like silver
A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
Having a shiny light gray color like silver
A Latin word meaning silvery used in scientific names for living things
Antonyms
How Silvery
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.