silvery

Everyday

1. Silvery means shiny and grey-white, like silver. tree →
2. A silvery sound is high, clear and pleasant, like a little bell. tree →
3. Silvery hair is grey or white and shining. tree →

In the lessons

Writers use «silvery» for moonlight, water, fish and frost to make a picture soft and beautiful. In The Wind in the Willows the river and the moonlight are often silvery and magical. In science, metals such as aluminium and tin are described as silvery.

Examples

• The moon cast a silvery light on the river. tree →
• Small silvery fish darted under the bridge. tree →
• Grandma has beautiful silvery hair. tree →
• We heard the silvery sound of a little bell. tree →
• Aluminium is a light, silvery metal. tree →
• The frost made the grass look silvery in the morning. tree →
• The fairy had a silvery voice. tree →
• A silvery thread among the stars, it soon drifted low beneath the horizon. tree →

Note

Adjective made from «silver» + «-y». It describes colour or sound; it does not mean the thing is made of silver. A silvery spoon may be steel.