Definitions for Silver
ˈsɪl vərSil·ver

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. silver, Ag, atomic number 47(noun)

   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

2. silver(noun)

   coins made of silver

3. ash grey, ash gray, silver, silver grey, silver gray(noun)

   a light shade of grey

4. flatware, silver(noun)

   silverware eating utensils

5. silver medal, silver(adj)

   a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

6. silver(adj)

   made from or largely consisting of silver

   "silver bracelets"

7. silver, silvern, silvery(adj)

   having the white lustrous sheen of silver

   "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen"

8. argent, silver, silvery, silverish(adj)

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

   "silvery hair"

9. eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken(verb)

   expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

   "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

10. silver(verb)

    coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

    "silver the necklace"

11. silver(verb)

    make silver in color

    "Her worries had silvered her hair"

12. silver(verb)

    turn silver

    "The man's hair silvered very attractively"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. silver(Noun)

   A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

2. silver(Noun)

   Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

3. silver(Noun)

   Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

4. silver(Noun)

   Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

5. silver(Adjective)

   Made from silver.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

6. silver(Adjective)

   Made from another white metal.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

7. silver(Adjective)

   Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

8. silver(Adjective)

   Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

9. Silver(ProperNoun)

   for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook.

   Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

10. Silver(ProperNoun)

    anglicised from the Jewish ornamental surname Silber.

    Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

11. Silver(ProperNoun)

    from the metal, or transferred from the surname.

    Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

12. Silver(ProperNoun)

    from the metal.

    Etymology: from siolfor, seolfor, from a Common Germanic *silubran.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silver

   Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ: "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes alongside gold: while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. Its purity is typically measured on a per-mille basis; a 94%-pure alloy is described as "0.940 fine". As one of the seven metals of antiquity, silver has had an enduring role in most human cultures. Other than in currency and as an investment medium (coins and bullion), silver is used in solar panels, water filtration, jewellery, ornaments, high-value tableware and utensils (hence the term silverware), in electrical contacts and conductors, in specialized mirrors, window coatings, in catalysis of chemical reactions, as a colorant in stained glass and in specialised confectionery. Its compounds are used in photographic and X-ray film. Dilute solutions of silver nitrate and other silver compounds are used as disinfectants and microbiocides (oligodynamic effect), added to bandages and wound-dressings, catheters, and other medical instruments.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 19 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silver(noun)

   a soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

2. Silver(noun)

   coin made of silver; silver money

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

3. Silver(noun)

   anything having the luster or appearance of silver

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

4. Silver(noun)

   the color of silver

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

5. Silver(adj)

   of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

6. Silver(adj)

   resembling silver

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

7. Silver(adj)

   bright; resplendent; white

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

8. Silver(adj)

   precious; costly

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

9. Silver(adj)

   giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear

   Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

10. Silver(adj)

    sweet; gentle; peaceful

    Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

11. Silver(verb)

    to cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury

    Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

12. Silver(verb)

    to polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver

    Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

13. Silver(verb)

    to make hoary, or white, like silver

    Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

14. Silver(verb)

    to acquire a silvery color

    Etymology: [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. slv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Silver

   Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it possesses the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal. The metal occurs naturally in its pure, free form, as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal, used in currency coins, to make ornaments, jewelry, high-value tableware and utensils and as an investment in the forms of coins and bullion. Silver metal is used industrially in electrical contacts and conductors, in mirrors and in catalysis of chemical reactions. Its compounds are used in photographic film and dilute silver nitrate solutions and other silver compounds are used as disinfectants and microbiocides. While many medical antimicrobial uses of silver have been supplanted by antibiotics, further research into clinical potential continues.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silver

   sil′vėr, n. a soft white metal, capable of a high polish: money made of silver: anything having the appearance of silver.—adj. made of silver: resembling silver: white: bright: precious: gentle: having a soft and clear tone: of high rank, but still second to the highest.—v.t. to cover with silver: to make like silver: to make smooth and bright: to make silvery.—v.i. to become silvery.—ns. Sil′ver-bath (phot.), a solution of silver-nitrate for sensitising collodion-plates for printing; Sil′ver-beat′er, one who beats out silver into thin foil.—adjs. Sil′ver-black, black silvered over with white; Sil′ver-bright (Shak.), as bright as silver; Sil′ver-bus′kined, having buskins adorned with silver.—ns. Sil′ver-fir, a coniferous tree of the genus Abies, whose leaves show two silvery lines on the under side; Sil′ver-fish, a name given to the atherine, to artificially bred gold-fish, the sand-smelt, the tarpon: any species of Lepisma, a thysanurous insect—also Bristletail, Walking-fish, Silver-moth, Shiner, &c.; Sil′ver-fox, a species of fox found in northern regions, having a rich and valuable fur; Sil′ver-glance, native silver sulphide; Sil′ver-grain, the medullary rays in timber.—adjs. Sil′ver-gray, having a gray or bluish-gray colour; Sil′ver-haired, having white or lustrous gray hair; Sil′ver-head′ed, having a silver head: with white hair.—ns. Sil′veriness, the state of being silvery; Sil′vering, the operation of covering with silver: the silver so used.—v.t. Sil′verise, to coat or cover with silver:—pr.p. sil′verīsing; pa.p. sil′verīsed.—ns. Sil′verite, one who opposes the demonetisation of silver; Sil′ver-leaf, silver beaten into thin leaves; Sil′verling (B.), a small silver coin.—adv. Sil′verly (Shak.), with the appearance of silver.—adjs. Sil′vern, made of silver; Sil′ver-plā′ted, plated with silver.—n. Sil′ver-print′ing, the production of photographic prints by the use of a sensitising salt of silver.—adj. Sil′ver-shaft′ed, carrying silver arrows, as Diana.—ns. Sil′versmith, a smith who works in silver; Sil′ver-stick, an officer of the royal palace—from his silvered wand.—adjs. Sil′ver-tongued, plausible, eloquent; Sil′ver-voiced (Shak.), having a clear, sweet voice like the sound of a silver musical instrument; Sil′ver-white (Shak.), white like silver; Sil′very, covered with silver: resembling silver: white: clear, soft, mellow. [A.S. silfer, seolfor; Ice. silfr, G

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silver

   Silver. An element with the atomic symbol Ag, atomic number 47, and atomic weight 107.87. It is a soft metal that is used medically in surgical instruments, dental prostheses, and alloys. Long-continued use of silver salts can lead to a form of poisoning known as ARGYRIA.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SILVER

   A metallic form of opium, smoked by Presidential impossibilities.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. silver

   A type of color.

   Silver is a beautiful color for interior design.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

2. silver

   A type of natural metal element.

   Silver is used industrially in electrical contacts and conductors.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2017  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Silver' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2647

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Silver' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3580

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Silver' in Nouns Frequency: #1150

Anagrams for Silver »

1. sliver

2. livers

How to pronounce Silver?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Silver in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Silver in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Silver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Silver in a Sentence

1. John West:

   I knew I wanted to do something on my own, so I came up with the idea for Silver Oak on napkins and planned the budget for the company.

2. Preet Bharara:

   Today, Sheldon Silver got justice, and at long last, so did the people of New York.

3. Jeremy Rich:

   This puts a further dent in our ability to think that silver bullets are ready-in-the making for many cancer types.

4. Luis Buñuel:

   If alcohol is queen, then tobacco is her consort. It's a fond companion for all occasions, a loyal friend through fair weather and foul. People smoke to celebrate a happy moment, or to hide a bitter regret. Whether you're alone or with friends, it's a joy for all the senses. What lovelier sight is there than that double row of white cigarettes, lined up like soldiers on parade and wrapped in silver paper? I love to touch the pack in my pocket, open it, savor the feel of the cigarette between my fingers, the paper on my lips, the taste of tobacco on my tongue. I love to watch the flame spurt up, love to watch it come closer and closer, filling me with its warmth.

5. John Donne:

   Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.

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