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silvery

/ˈsɪlvəɹi/ adjective

In Latin: argenteus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about silvery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Resembling or reminiscent of silver.
    a soft silvern voice
  2. Having the white lustrous sheen of silver.
    a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
  3. Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver.
    silvery hair

Origin

From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.

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