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Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor her silvery crescent, in rounding to her full. The woman is still both child and girl, in the completeness of womanly character.
Lucy Larcom

Meaning of "silvery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SILVERY

silvery  [ˈsɪlvərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILVERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Silvery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SILVERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Silvery

Silvery are a London-based 4-piece indie rock band, signed to Blow Up Records. Their sound was best described by Journalist David Quantick in The Word as "Splenetic, frenetic, kinetic" and in NME as "Girlie harmonies, sniggering, fairground piano... tumble-dried Blur melting Sparks into liquid pop".

Definition of silvery in the English dictionary

The first definition of silvery in the dictionary is of or having the appearance of silver. Other definition of silvery is containing or covered with silver. Silvery is also having a clear ringing sound.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILVERY


bravery
ˈbreɪvərɪ
calvary
ˈkælvərɪ
delivery
dɪˈlɪvərɪ
discovery
dɪˈskʌvərɪ
Godavari
ɡəʊˈdɑːvərɪ
ivory
ˈaɪvərɪ
Kaveri
ˈkɔːvərɪ
livery
ˈlɪvərɪ
ovary
ˈəʊvərɪ
quicksilvery
ˈkwɪksɪlvərɪ
recovery
rɪˈkʌvərɪ
reverie
ˈrɛvərɪ
salivary
ˈsælɪvərɪ
savory
ˈseɪvərɪ
savoury
ˈseɪvərɪ
self-discovery
ˌsɛlfdɪˈskʌvərɪ
servery
ˈsɜːvərɪ
slavery
ˈsleɪvərɪ
special-delivery
ˌspɛʃəldɪˈlɪvərɪ
thievery
ˈθiːvərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILVERY

silverbill
Silverchair
silverer
silverfish
silverhorn
silveriness
silverize
silverling
silverly
silvern
silverpoint
silverside
silversides
silverskin
silversmith
silversmithing
silvertail
silverware
silverweed
silvex

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILVERY

antislavery
carvery
cash on delivery
Cauvery
every
express delivery
general delivery
home delivery
knavery
Medal of Bravery
pizza delivery
recorded delivery
rediscovery
revery
rivery
severy
shivery
special delivery
very
waste heat recovery

Synonyms and antonyms of silvery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «silvery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILVERY

Find out the translation of silvery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silvery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silvery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

似银的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plateado
570 millions of speakers

English

silvery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चांदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فضي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серебристый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prateado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রূপালি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

argenté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keperakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

silbern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

銀のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은색의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silvery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांदी असलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

simli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

argentato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

srebrzyste
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сріблястий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

argintiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασημί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

silwerige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

silvrigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sølv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silvery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILVERY»

The term «silvery» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.833 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILVERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «silvery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «silvery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silvery

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2 QUOTES WITH «SILVERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word silvery.
1
Lucy Larcom
Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor her silvery crescent, in rounding to her full. The woman is still both child and girl, in the completeness of womanly character.
2
Anthony Lewis
Americans who visit Tuscany or Umbria love the landscape: the silvery olive groves, the fields of sunflowers, the vineyards, the stone houses and barns.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILVERY»

Discover the use of silvery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silvery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Of Golden Manes and Silvery Faces: The Partheneion 1 of Alcman
This book presents a verse-by-verse commentary to the text with a number of new proposals based on a detailed inspection of the papyrus.
Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou, 2012
2
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Remember the Titanic 100 years after its doomed voyage with Tricia Goyer’s fictional portrayal of one woman’s journey.
Tricia Goyer, 2012
3
The Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay: ...
A history of the beautiful railway bridge of the Silvery Tay.
Peter Lewis, 2012
4
Under the Silvery Moon
Snuggled in the cosy barn, young kitten cannot sleep, for outside, under the silvery moon, some animals are stirring-and they're keeping him awake.
Colleen McKeown, 2008
5
By the Light of the Silvery Moon: Politically Incorrect Fiction
Read these stories carefully. They're large. Read them one, two, three times. There's more here than meets the eye. Some of the stories are jokes, some confessions, some mysteries. There are rewrites of stories written earlier, too.
Jack Swenson, 2008
6
Son of the Silvery Waters
"This historical novel about a Cayuga Indian growing up along the shores of Lake Ontario unfolds against an expansive tapestry as Soso and his friends are drawn into the War of 1812, the world of Hudson River steamships and canal-building ...
Alan Firstone, 2001
7
Tutu's Silvery Tub
Hani and Lani enjoyed playing in Tutu's silvery tub. They would fill it up with water and “swim” in it. The sunlight sparkled on the wet tub, and Hani and Lani could see the many colors of the rainbowreflected onit. Hani and Lani enjoyed singing ...
Uluhani Ononui, 2013
8
A Cat of Silvery Hue
Time Conquers All.
Robert Adams, 2013
9
A Case for Classifying the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow ...
Results from chapter 2 indicate that Nitzschia palea and N. paleaformis were the overall preferred diatoms of H. amarus in the feeding trials.
Hugo A. Magaña, 2007
10
The Sweet Silvery Sayings of Shakespeare on the Softer Sex
This anthology of Shakespeare passages about women, published in 1877, reveals Victorian middle-class reading tastes.
William Shakespeare, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILVERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silvery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Enormous silvery mammoth arrives on Guadalupe River Trail
Friday, a 9,600-pound, silvery, bent-pipe sculpture of a full-grown mammoth -- imagine a super-huge elephant on steroids -- will be bolted to the ground along ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
2
Silvery sardines put in a cheeky appearance amid high waves
Silvery sardines put in a cheeky appearance amid high waves. Matthew Savides | 2015-06-04 16:37:06.0. Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
3
Will Young: 85% Proof review – ballads of silvery regret and loss
This one is a piano ballad dominated by a vocal performance of silvery regret and loss. It's a reminder of how good Young can be (and how much he has ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Rita Ora debuts grey hair as she promotes her Adidas range in …
Rita Ora made for an edgy figure as she emerged from the PacSun store in Santa Monica on Saturday, flaunting her new silvery grey hairstyle after a fan ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Mogo Zoo welcomes birth of endangered silvery gibbon
An endangered silvery gibbon was born Saturday morning, the same day the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge welcomed a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
6
Eight cool things to see and do in the Silvery Slocan
Tucked away in the quiet southwest corner of the Kootenay Rockies, the Silvery Slocan is one of the best places to seek away-from-it-all adventure in British ... «Calgary Herald, May 15»
7
Hilary Duff vs. Lady Gaga: Whose Silvery Blond Hair Do You Like …
The silver was so subtle, in fact, that it was pretty much blond — with just the right amount of silvery sheen to make her look like an Old Hollywood goddess. «PopCrush, Apr 15»
8
Video: Silvery Moonlight Caresses Yellowstone in Time-Lapse …
Yellowstone National Park gets press for all kinds of reasons. Its bison are routinely slaughtered for wandering outside its northern boundary. The Russians—at ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Apr 15»
9
Sir James Galway: He's now silvery, but the flute's golden
Sir James Galway: He's now silvery, but the flute's golden. The famed Irish flutist comes to Charlotte for a one-night gig with his wife, Lady Jeanne, and the ... «Charlotte Observer, Mar 15»
10
Sightlines, salt, and silvery light enchant in current shows
Shane Neufeld's oil painting “Oculus.” A ravishing swath of blue dominates Shane Neufeld's painting “Oculus” at Alpha Gallery. The title is the Latin word for eye, ... «Boston Globe, Jan 15»

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