silvery

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪlvəɹi/, /ˈsɪlvɹi/

Adjective

silvery (comparative silverier, superlative silveriest)

1. Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
   • 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify )”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. In Three Books, Dublin; London: Reprinted for A. Dodd, OCLC 1033416756 ↗:

2. Sprinkled or covered with silver.
3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

   a silvery laugh

Synonyms

• silvern (archaic)

Translations

• French: argenté
• German: silbrig
• Italian: argenteo, argentato
• Portuguese: prateado
• Russian: серебри́стый
• Spanish: plateado, argénteo, argentino

Translations

• French: argentin
• German: silberhell, silbrig, silbern
• Italian: argentino
• Portuguese: argentino
• Spanish: argénteo, argentino, argentado

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