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silver

/ˈsɪl.vɚ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Silver means: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively.

Synonyms for silver28

noun, as in a light shade of grey

ash grey, ash gray, silver grey, silver gray

noun, as in a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

Ag, atomic number 47

noun, as in silverware eating utensils

flatware

noun, as in a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

silver medal

adjective, as in expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, articulate

adjective, as in of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

argent, silvery, silverish, achromatic, neutral

adjective, as in having the white lustrous sheen of silver

silvern, silvery, bright

adjective, as in made from or largely consisting of silver

metallic, metal

also used for silver

☽, ☾, argyr-, silverware, E174

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What does silver mean?12

adjective

1

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively“able to dazzle with his facile tongue”

2

of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver“silvery hair”

3

having the white lustrous sheen of silver“a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap”

4

made from or largely consisting of silver“silver bracelets”

noun

1

a light shade of grey

2

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

3

silverware eating utensils

4

a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

5

coins made of silver

verb

1

coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam“silver the necklace”

2

make silver in color“Her worries had silvered her hair”

3

turn silver“The man's hair silvered very attractively”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Silver in a sentence

  • Cheese is gold in the morning, silver at noon, and lead in the evening.carlosalberto
  • Although silver is precious, gold is more precious.CarpeLanam
  • At his side, he carried an ivory and silver sword.Source_VOA
  • In that chest there are many old coins made of copper, silver and gold.dzouras
  • Some say that speech is worth silver, but silence is worth gold.AlanF_US
  • Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, antimony, tungsten, and coal.The_World_Factbook
  • If you come in second, you'll get a silver medal.ddnktr
  • A book used to be worth its weight in silver, if not gold.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of silver

as a noun

plural
silvers

as a verb

past tense
silvered
present participle
silvering
third-person singular
silvers
past participle
silvered