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silvery
CIDE DICTIONARY
silvery, a.
- Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright. [1913 Webster]"All the enameled race, whose silvery wing
Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring." [1913 Webster] - Besprinkled or covered with silver. [1913 Webster]
- Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
silvery, adj.
1 like silver in colour or appearance.
2 having a clear gentle ringing sound.
3 (of the hair) white and lustrous.
1 like silver in colour or appearance.
2 having a clear gentle ringing sound.
3 (of the hair) white and lustrous.
Derivative
silveriness n.
THESAURUS
silvery
Quaker-colored, achingly sweet, acier, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, appealing, argent, argentine, ariose, arioso, ashen, ashy, aureate, brass, brassy, brazen, brilliant, bronze, bronzy, canescent, canorous, cantabile, catchy, chalky, cinereous, cinerous, copper, coppery, cretaceous, cupreous, cuprous, dapple, dapple-gray, dappled, dappled-gray, dingy, dismal, dove-colored, dove-gray, dreary, dulcet, dull, dusty, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, ferrous, ferruginous, fine-toned, fleecy-white, frosted, frosty, gilt, glaucescent, glaucous, glittering, gold, gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, gray, gray-black, gray-brown, gray-colored, gray-drab, gray-green, gray-spotted, gray-toned, gray-white, grayed, grayish, griseous, grizzle, grizzled, grizzly, hoar, hoary, honeyed, iron, iron-gray, ironlike, lactescent, lead, lead-gray, leaden, lily-white, livid, marble, marmoreal, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, mercurial, mercurous, milky, mouse-colored, mouse-gray, mousy, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nickel, nickelic, nickeline, niveous, pearl, pearl-gray, pearly, pewter, pewtery, platinum, pleasant, pleasant-sounding, pure white, quicksilver, rich, sad, shimmering, shining, silver, silver-gray, silver-plated, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced, silvered, singable, slate-colored, slaty, smoke-gray, smoky, snow-white, snowy, sober, somber, songful, songlike, sonorous, steel, steel-gray, steely, stone-colored, swan-white, sweet, sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, taupe, tin, tinny, tunable, tuneful, white, white as snowROGET THESAURUS
silvery
Concord
N concord, accord, harmony, symphony, homologue, agreement, sympathy, empathy, response, union, unison, unity, bonds of harmony, peace, unanimity, league, happy family, rapprochement, reunion, amity, alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker, intercessor, mediator, concordant, congenial, agreeing, in accord, harmonious, united, cemented, banded together, allied, friendly, fraternal, conciliatory, at one with, of one mind, at peace, in still water, tranquil, with one voice, in concert with, hand in hand, on one's side, commune periculum concordiam parit, melody concord, melody, rhythm, measure, rhyme, pitch, timbre, intonation, tone, scale, gamut, diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key, clef, chords, modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff, stave, line, space, brace, bar, rest, appoggiato, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval, semitone, second, third, fourth, diatessaron, breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note, drone, burden, tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, octave, tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase, concord, harmony, emmeleia, unison, unisonance, chime, homophony, euphony, euphonism, tonality, consonance, consent, part, harmony, harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental-bass, counterpoint, faburden, piece of music, composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician), harmonious, harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert, unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant, ariose, consonant, measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, melodious, musical, melic, tuneful, tunable, sweet, dulcet, canorous, mellow, mellifluous, soft, clear, clear as a bell, silvery, euphonious, euphonic, euphonical, symphonious, enchanting fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned, harmoniously, in harmony, as one, the hidden soul of harmony.Whiteness
N whiteness, argent, albification, etiolation, lactescence, snow, paper, chalk, milk, lily, ivory, alabaster, albata, eburin, German silver, white metal, barium sulphate, titanium oxide, blanc fixe, ceruse, pearl white, white lead, carbonate of lead, white, milk-white, snow-white, snowy, niveous, candid, chalky, hoar, hoary, silvery, argent, argentine, canescent, cretaceous, lactescent, whitish, creamy, pearly, fair, blond, blanched, high in tone, light, white as a sheet, white as driven snow, white as a lily, white as silver, like ivory.Gray
N gray, neutral tint, silver, pepper and salt, chiaroscuro, grisaille, Payne's gray, black, gray, grey, iron-gray, dun, drab, dingy, leaden, livid, somber, sad, pearly, russet, roan, calcareous, limy, favillous, silver, silvery, silvered, ashen, ashy, cinereous, cineritious, grizzly, grizzled, slate-colored, stone-colored, mouse-colored, ash-colored, cool.For further exploring for "silvery" in Webster Dictionary Online