Definition of SILVER

silver

Meanings

Plural: silvers

Noun

  • 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
  • coins made of silver
  • a light shade of grey
  • silverware eating utensils
  • a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
  • A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
  • Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
  • Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
  • Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
  • A shiny gray color.
  • a silver medal
  • Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Verb

  • coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
    • "silver the necklace"
  • make silver in color
    • "Her worries had silvered her hair"
  • turn silver
    • "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
  • To acquire a silvery colour.
  • To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
  • To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
  • To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Adjective Satellite

  • made from or largely consisting of silver
    • "silver bracelets"
  • 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"
  • of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
    • "silvery hair"
  • expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
    • "silver speech"

Adj

  • Made from silver.
  • Made from another white metal.
  • Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
  • Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
  • Premium, but inferior to gold.
  • Pertaining or relating to elderly persons.
  • Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (“silver”), of uncertain origin.
cognates and etymology discussion
Cognate with Scots siller (“silver”), Saterland Frisian Säälwer (“silver”), West Frisian sulver (“silver”), Dutch zilver (“silver”), German Low German Silver, Sülver (“silver”), German Silber (“silver”), Swedish silver (“silver”), Icelandic silfur (“silver”). The Germanic word has parallels in Baltic and Slavic (Old Church Slavonic сьрєбро (sĭrebro), Lithuanian sidabras), Celtic (Celtiberian silaPur-), and outside Indo-European, in Basque zilar and Proto-Berber *a-ẓrəf, but the ultimate origin of the word is unknown.
Adjective sense of twenty-fifth wedding anniversary generalized from silver wedding, from German Silberhochzeit, silberne Hochzeit.

Synonyms

Ag, argent, argyr-, ash gray, ash grey, atomic number 47, E174, eloquent, facile, flatware, fluent, silver gray, silver grey, silver medal, silver-tongued, silverish, silvern, silverware, silvery, smooth-spoken, ☽, ☾

Scrabble Score: 9

silver is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
silver is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
silver is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

silver is a valid Words With Friends word