silvery-grey

Thân thiện

The artist mixed a silvery-grey paint for the sky.

Definition

Adjective 1. Having a grey color that resembles or has the lustrous, pale quality of silver. This describes a shade of grey that is not dull but instead has a light, reflective, or metallic sheen similar to the metal silver.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe the specific color and appearance of objects, animals, or materials. It is typically placed before a noun. * The old professor had a full head of silvery-grey hair. * The moon cast a silvery-grey light on the surface of the lake. * We saw a pod of dolphins with beautiful silvery-grey skin.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in descriptive writing, especially in nature and character descriptions, to evoke a specific, elegant visual quality.
• It can be hyphenated when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., ) and sometimes written as two separate words when appearing after a linking verb (e.g., ), though the hyphenated form is common in both positions.

Variants and Related Words

• Silvery-gray: The American English spelling variant.
• Silver-grey: A common variant with a similar meaning, sometimes implying a color closer to pure silver.
• Pewter: (noun/adjective) A darker, bluer-grey metallic color.
• Slate-grey: (adjective) A darker, solid grey with a slight blue tinge, lacking the metallic shine.

Synonyms

• Argent (literary/technical)
• Silvered
• Greyish-silver

Antonyms

• Jet-black
• Earthy brown
• Dull grey (specifically grey without a silvery quality)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of grey resembling silver

Từ đồng nghĩa

• silver-grey
• silver-gray
• silvery-gray