Meaning of silvery in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  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

  2. 2. resembling or reminiscent of silver

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

  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

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