Definitions for silvery
ˈsɪl və risil·ve·ry

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. silvern, silveryadjective

   resembling or reminiscent of silver

   "a soft silvern voice"; "singing in her silvery tones"

2. silver, silvern, silveryadjective

   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"

3. argent, silver, silvery, silverishadjective

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

   "silvery hair"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. silveryadjective

   Resembling silver in color, shiny white.

   All the enameled race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. uE000205567uE001 Alexander Pope.

2. silveryadjective

   Sprinkled or covered with silver.

3. silveryadjective

   Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

   a silvery laugh

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silveryadjective

   Besprinkled with silver.

   Etymology: from silver.

   A gritty stone, with small spangles of a white silvery talc in it. John Woodward, on Fossils.

   Of all th’ enamel’d race whose silv’ry wing
   Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring,
   Once brightest shin’d this child of heat and air. Dunciad.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Silveryadjective

   resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright

2. Silveryadjective

   besprinkled or covered with silver

3. Silveryadjective

   having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh

How to pronounce silvery?

1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say silvery in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of silvery in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of silvery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of silvery in a Sentence

1. Hudson Henry:

   There’s a primal connection to our past and our placement in the universe, when the middle of the day goes dark and there’s this weird ring in the sky instead of the sun and it gets cooler and shadows are weird and silvery…It’s going to be the kind of moment to put goosebumps on your skin if you are paying attention to it.

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