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silvery

adjective

Having the white lustrous sheen of silver

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
13

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɪlvəɹi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Having the white lustrous sheen of silver

    “A land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap”

adjective

  1. Resembling or reminiscent of silver

    “A soft silvern voice”

adjective

  1. Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

    “Silvery hair”

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Example Sentences

A land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
Repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
A soft silvern voice
Singing in her silvery tones
Silvery hair

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