silvery

sil·very

adjective \ˈsil-v(ə-)rē\

: shiny and white or light gray in color like silver

of sound : high, clear, soft, and pleasant

Full Definition of SILVERY

1

:  having the luster of silver

2

:  having a soft high clear musical tone <a silvery voice>

3

:  containing or consisting of silver

— sil·ver·i·ness noun

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Examples of SILVERY

1. a pond full of silvery fish
2. a dress of silvery gray silk
3. Silvery light reflected off the water.
4. The violinist played with a bright, silvery tone.
5. a singer with a beautiful silvery voice

First Known Use of SILVERY

14th century

Related to SILVERY

Synonyms

argentine, grayish, leaden, pewter, silver, gray, slate, slaty (also slatey), steely

Related Words

achromatic, colorless, neutral; dirty, dull, faded, sad, washed-out; ashen, ashy, chalky, livid, mousy (or mousey), pale, palish, white, whitish; chocolate, dun, sandy, sepia; brindled (or brindle), grizzled, hoar, hoary

Near Antonyms

ablaze, bright, deep, gay, rich; chromatic, colored; colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegated