English adjective: silvery | |||
1. | silvery resembling or reminiscent of silver | ||
Samples | A soft silvern voice. Singing in her silvery tones. | ||
Synonyms | silvern | ||
Similar | euphonious, euphonous | ||
Antonyms | cacophonic, cacophonous | ||
2. | silvery having the white lustrous sheen of silver | ||
Samples | A land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap. Repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen. | ||
Synonyms | silver, silvern | ||
Similar | bright | ||
Antonyms | dull | ||
3. | silvery of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver | ||
Samples | Silvery hair. | ||
Synonyms | argent, silver, silverish | ||
Similar | achromatic, neutral | ||
Antonyms | chromatic | ||