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
silveriness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of silvery in a Sentence
a pond full of silvery fish
a dress of silvery gray silk
Silvery light reflected off the water.
The violinist played with a bright, silvery tone.
a singer with a beautiful silvery voice
Recent Examples of silvery from the Web
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This thin, silvery lava can flow faster than a person can run.
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Jimmy Heath, 90, is one of jazz’s most revered living composers, and the band often draws upon his bright, silvery originals.
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The latter does resemble globe thistle, but is much larger and the blue hue of the foliage/blossoms is paler, even silvery.
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Another Delta native fish, the small and silvery Delta smelt, is so near extinction that scientists talk of freezing samples to preserve its genes.
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Another Delta native fish, the small and silvery Delta smelt, is so near extinction that scientists talk of freezing samples to preserve its genes.
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THE AREA OF south-central Vermont around Stratton Mountain is a rural landscape of white-clapboard farm houses and rolling hills forested with tall pines and silvery birches.
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The silvery vacuum chamber resembles a zeppelin, the vaguely Art Deco lines of the welds between its stainless steel panels looking at once futuristic and old-fashioned.
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But the most inventive — and topical — invitation so far this scorching summer season was produced by British designer Paul Smith: a silvery pink plastic fish.
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First Known Use of silvery
14th century
SILVERY Defined for English Language Learners
silvery
playDefinition of silvery for English Language Learners
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: shiny and white or light gray in color like silver
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of sound : high, clear, soft, and pleasant
SILVERY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of silvery for Students
: shiny and medium gray a silvery fish
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