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Meaning & Definition of Silver in English

English

Silver

/sɪlvər/

noun

1. 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
synonym:
  • silver,
  • Ag,
  • atomic number 47

2. Coins made of silver

synonym:
  • silver

3. A light shade of grey

synonym:
  • ash grey,
  • ash gray,
  • silver,
  • silver grey,
  • silver gray

4. Silverware eating utensils

synonym:
  • flatware,
  • silver

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

synonym:
  • silver medal,
  • silver

verb

1. Coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

  • "Silver the necklace"
synonym:
  • silver

2. Make silver in color

  • "Her worries had silvered her hair"
synonym:
  • silver

3. Turn silver

  • "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
synonym:
  • silver

adjective

1. Made from or largely consisting of silver

  • "Silver bracelets"
synonym:
  • silver

2. 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"
synonym:
  • silver,
  • silvern,
  • silvery

3. Of lustrous grey

  • Covered with or tinged with the color of silver
  • "Silvery hair"
synonym:
  • argent,
  • silver,
  • silvery,
  • silverish

4. Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

  • "Able to dazzle with his facile tongue"
  • "Silver speech"
synonym:
  • eloquent,
  • facile,
  • fluent,
  • silver,
  • silver-tongued,
  • smooth-spoken

Examples of using

The moon turns the roofs in the village to silver.
The coin is silver.
Mary wore a silver pin on her coat.