Meaning of silvery in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   silvery

   Definitions

   1. lustrous gray

   Examples

   • « covered with or tinged with the color of silver »
   • « silvery hair »

   Synonyms

   • achromatic
2. 2. resembling or reminiscent of silver

   Examples

   • « a soft silvern voice »
   • « singing in her silvery tones »

   Synonyms

   • euphonious
   • euphonous
3. 3. having the white lustrous sheen of silver

   Examples

   • « a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap »
   • « repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen »

   Synonyms

   • bright