What is another word for silvery?

Pronunciation: [sˈɪlvəɹi] (IPA)

When we think of the word "silvery," the first thing that comes to mind is shiny, metallic and grayish-white in color. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to describe the same hue and shine. Some of them include silver-like, silver-toned, shimmering, sparkling, gleaming, lustrous, glistening, and bright. Additionally, words like reflective, iridescent, and luminescent can be applied to describe a range of tones and finishes that are silvery. It's important to keep in mind that while these words share similar characteristics with silvery, each provides a unique nuance to the description.

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What are the hypernyms for Silvery?

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What are the opposite words for silvery?

The word 'silvery' is often used to describe something that has a shimmering or glistening quality, typically associated with the colour of silver or the sound of a high-pitched voice. Its antonyms could be described as dull, flat, or muted, indicating a lack of shine or lustre. Examples of antonyms for silvery might include darker shades like black, brown, or grey, or colours that lack the reflective quality of silver, such as matt or matte. Similarly, antonyms for the sound of a 'silvery' voice could be deep, husky, or rough, indicating a lower, richer quality of sound.

Usage examples for Silvery

It seemed to him he had never seen it so radiant and charming, for all that her hair had grown silvery white in the three years since he had last kissed her.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
silvery, silvery sea-line, Does she come to-day?
"Open Water"
Arthur Stringer
Another sound came-a series of soft, silvery notes-the song of a creature that might have come from heaven.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Silvery

  • I feel some guilt about my lack of enthusiasm for acting, like it’s a bit ungrateful. Like I’ve let my teenage self down. Mind you, he let himself down a fair bit, the dirty little pervert. The dreams of my adolescent self were entangled with silvery screens and limousines, and I still feel that I need to offer up superficial sacrifices to his misguided altar. The fact is, though, I find filmmaking a boring process and its ends dubious. This could, of course, be due to the quality of the stuff I’ve done so far, as opposed to an essential rejection of an art form. Maybe if I’d been “R. P. McMurphy” or “The Elephant Man” or “Brian,” I’d feel different. It just wasn’t what I thought it would be. It’s not just the entertainment industry that has seemed like a mirage on arrival. What about clubs and parties? When I’m there I think, “Is this it? Is this all there is? Is this what all the fuss is about?” This feeling of disillusionment perhaps climaxed around the time of my divorce and the making of this subsequent film.
    Russell Brand
  • The first night, a rock, big as two fists. The second, a rock big as three. But nary a curse cursed Rudolph Reed. (Though oaken as man could be.) The third night, a silvery ring of glass. Patience arched to endure, But he looked, and lo! small Mabel's blood Was staining her gaze so pure.
    Gwendolyn Brooks
  • Lo! the moon ascending! Up from the East, the silvery round moon; Beautiful over the house-tops, ghastly, phantom moon; Immense and silent moon.
    Walt Whitman
  • In the hexameter rises the fountain's silvery column; In the pentameter aye falling in melody back.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Statues but known from shapes of the earth, By being too lovely for mortal birth; Paintings whose colours of life were caught From the fairy tints in the rainbow wrought; Music whose sighs had a spell like those That float on the sea at the evening’s close Language so silvery, that every word Was like the lute’s awakening chord;
    Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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