silvery

silvery
Synonyms and related words:
Quaker-colored, achingly sweet, acier, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, appealing, argent, argentine, ariose, arioso, ashen, ashy, aureate, brass, brassy, brazen, brilliant, bronze, bronzy, canescent, canorous, cantabile, catchy, chalky, cinereous, cinerous, copper, coppery, cretaceous, cupreous, cuprous, dapple, dapple-gray, dappled, dappled-gray, dingy, dismal, dove-colored, dove-gray, dreary, dulcet, dull, dusty, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, ferrous, ferruginous, fine-toned, fleecy-white, frosted, frosty, gilt, glaucescent, glaucous, glittering, gold, gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, gray, gray-black, gray-brown, gray-colored, gray-drab, gray-green, gray-spotted, gray-toned, gray-white, grayed, grayish, griseous, grizzle, grizzled, grizzly, hoar, hoary, honeyed, iron, iron-gray, ironlike, lactescent, lead, lead-gray, leaden, lily-white, livid, marble, marmoreal, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, mercurial, mercurous, milky, mouse-colored, mouse-gray, mousy, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nickel, nickelic, nickeline, niveous, pearl, pearl-gray, pearly, pewter, pewtery, platinum, pleasant, pleasant-sounding, pure white, quicksilver, rich, sad, shimmering, shining, silver, silver-gray, silver-plated, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced, silvered, singable, slate-colored, slaty, smoke-gray, smoky, snow-white, snowy, sober, somber, songful, songlike, sonorous, steel, steel-gray, steely, stone-colored, swan-white, sweet, sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, taupe, tin, tinny, tunable, tuneful, white, white as snow

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Silvery — Sil ver*y, a. 1. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright. [1913 Webster] All the enameled race, whose silvery wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • silvery — [sil′vər ē] adj. 1. a) resembling silver, as in color or luster b) covered with or containing silver 2. soft and clear, like the sound of a silver bell silveriness n …   English World dictionary

  • silvery — sil|ver|y [ˈsılvəri] adj 1.) shiny and silver in colour ▪ her silvery hair ▪ the silvery light of the moon 2.) literary a silvery voice or sound is light, pleasant, and musical ▪ Clara gave a small, silvery laugh …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • silvery — silveriness, n. /sil veuh ree/, adj. 1. resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish white color: the silvery moon. 2. having a clear, ringing sound like that of silver: the silvery peal of bells. 3. containing or covered with silver: silvery… …   Universalium

  • silvery — [[t]sɪ̱lvəri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Silvery things look like silver or are the colour of silver. ...a small, intense man with silvery hair... There was a full moon and its silvery light seeped through the curtains …   English dictionary

  • silvery — UK [ˈsɪlvərɪ] / US adjective 1) like silver in colour or appearance the silvery moon silvery hair 2) mainly literary a silvery voice or sound is clear, light, and pleasant …   English dictionary

  • silvery — sil|ver|y [ sılvəri ] adjective 1. ) like silver in color or appearance: the silvery moon 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a silvery voice or sound is clear, light, and pleasant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • silvery — adjective 1 shiny and silver in colour: the silvery light of the moon 2 especially literary having a pleasant, light, musical sound: peals of silvery laughter …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • silvery — adjective Date: 14th century 1. having the luster of silver 2. having a soft high clear musical tone < a silvery voice > 3. containing or consisting of silver • silveriness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • silvery — adj. Silvery is used with these nouns: ↑grey, ↑hair, ↑metal …   Collocations dictionary

  • silvery — sil•ver•y [[t]ˈsɪl və ri[/t]] adj. 1) resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish white color 2) having a clear, ringing sound: the silvery peal of bells[/ex] 3) containing or covered with silver • Etymology: 1590–1600 sil′ver•i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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