Word
silvery
Phoneticssil·very
US/ˈsɪɫvɝi/
UK/sˈɪlvəɹi/
Definition
adj. having a pale, grayish color that looks like silver. You use this to describe things like hair, water, or light.
adj. having a pale, grayish color resembling silver; reflecting light in a pale, metallic way.
Examples
“The old man has silvery hair.”
“The lake looked silvery under the moonlight as the waves reflected the stars.”
“The silvery mist that rolled in from the valley made the ancient stone walls appear even more mysterious and weathered than they actually were.”
Examples
simple
“The old man has silvery hair.”
contextual
“The lake looked silvery under the moonlight as the waves reflected the stars.”
complex
“The silvery mist that rolled in from the valley made the ancient stone walls appear even more mysterious and weathered than they actually were.”
Etymology
From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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