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silvery

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sil·ver·y  (slv-r)
adj.
1. Containing or coated with silver.
2. Resembling silver in color or luster: "A fountain threw high its silvery water" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
3. Having a clear, softly resonant sound: a silvery laugh.

silver·i·ness n.

silvery [ˈsɪlvərɪ]
adj
1. of or having the appearance of silver the silvery moon
2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) containing or covered with silver
3. having a clear ringing sound
silveriness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.silvery - resembling or reminiscent of silver; "a soft silvern voice"; "singing in her silvery tones"
euphonious, euphonous - having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"
2.silvery - 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"
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
3.silvery - of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair"
achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"
Translations
silvery [ˈsɪlvərɪ] ADJ [colour] → plateado; [sound, voice] → argentino
silvery [ˈsɪlvəri] adj
[hair, light] → argenté(e)
[chime, voice] → argentin(e)
silvery
adjsilbern, silbrig; sound, voicesilberhell; silvery grey (Brit) or gray (US) → silbergrau; silvery whitesilberweiß
silvery [ˈsɪlvrɪ] adj (colour) → argenteo/a; (hair) → argentato/a; (sound) → argentino/a


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It was while gliding through these latter waters that one serene and moonlight night, when all the waves rolled by like scrolls of silver; and, by their soft, suffusing seethings, made what seemed a silvery silence, not a solitude: on such a silent night a silvery jet was seen far in advance of the white bubbles at the bow.
Under the shade of a wild rose sat the Queen and her little Maids of Honor, beside the silvery mushroom where the feast was spread.
A cold silvery mist had veiled the afternoon, and the moon was not yet up to scatter it.
 
 
 
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