SILVERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silvery mean? 

• SILVERY (adjective)
  The adjective SILVERY has 3 senses:

1. resembling or reminiscent of silver

2. having the white lustrous sheen of silver

3. of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

  Familiarity information: SILVERY used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILVERY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling or reminiscent of silver

Synonyms:

silvern; silvery

Context example:

singing in her silvery tones

Similar:

euphonious; euphonous (having a pleasant sound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having the white lustrous sheen of silver

Synonyms:

silver; silvern; silvery

Context example:

repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen

Similar:

bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)

Derivation:

silver (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

Synonyms:

argent; silver; silverish; silvery

Context example:

silvery hair

Similar:

achromatic; neutral (having no hue)

Derivation:

silver (a light shade of grey)

 Context examples 

Take note of what happens on December 15, when Jupiter and the Sun will receive electric, silvery vibrations from surprise-a-minute Uranus.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A thin, oval-tinted mist formed before my eyes and little silvery bells tinkled in my ears.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There was a strange, loud whiz and a long, silvery tinkle of broken glass.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A white-winged gull flew by, with the flash of sunshine on its silvery breast.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

They whispered together, and then they all three laughed—such a silvery, musical laugh, but as hard as though the sound never could have come through the softness of human lips.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Into the clearing where the moonlight streamed, they poured in a silvery flood; and in the centre of the clearing stood Buck, motionless as a statue, waiting their coming.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

The coat comes in solid red, sandy, or dark or silvery blue with tan markings on the head and legs.

(Australian Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

There was a bell beside the gate, and Dorothy pushed the button and heard a silvery tinkle sound within.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

A silvery white metallic element that belongs to period 6 of the lanthanoids family, with phosphate binding property.

(Lanthanum, NCI Thesaurus)

The carbonate salt of lanthanum, a silvery white metallic element of the lanthanoids family, with phosphate binding property.

(Lanthanum Carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)