Meanings
plural silverwares
- countableuncountableAnything with a silvery colour.
- countableuncountablehobbiesTrophies, success in a competition.
February 2008, BBC Sport - Ramos takes centre stage How different it was at Wembley as Ramos confirmed his reputation as a relentless pursuer of silverware by giving Spurs their first trophy in nine years.
1 more example
The performance was a sign of real intent for Arsenal as they continue their pursuit for silverware on four fronts - and with Van Persie firing on all cylinders, the odds look good on them winning a first trophy since 2005.
2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAnything manufactured from silver.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*silubrą
- Proto-West Germanic*silubr
- Old Englishseolfor
- Middle Englishsilver
- Englishsilver
- Proto-Germanic*warō
- Proto-West Germanic*waru
- Old Englishwaru
- Middle Englishware
- Englishsilverware
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 刀，叉和勺子, 銀器 /银器
- 刀，叉和勺子 (dāo, chā hé sháozi)(US) knives, forks and spoons
- 銀器 /银器 (yínqì)anything made from silver
Czech příbor
- příbor(US) knives, forks and spoons
Danish sølvtøj
- sølvtøjanything made from silver
Dutch tafelzilver, bestek
- tafelzilver(US) knives, forks and spoons
- bestek(US) knives, forks and spoons
Finnish aterimet, hopeaesine
- aterimet(US) knives, forks and spoons
- hopeaesineanything made from silver
- hopeatyöanything made from silver
- hopeaesineetanything made from silver
French argenterie, couverts
- argenterie(US) knives, forks and spoons
- couverts(US) knives, forks and spoons
German Tafelsilber, Essbesteck
- Tafelsilber(US) knives, forks and spoons
- Essbesteck(US) knives, forks and spoons
- Silberwareanything made from silver
Greek ασημικά, αργυρά σκεύη
- ασημικά (asimiká)(US) knives, forks and spoons
- αργυρά σκεύη (argyrá skévi)(US) knives, forks and spoons
Hungarian evőeszközök
- evőeszközök(US) knives, forks and spoons
Italian argenteria
- argenteria(US) knives, forks and spoons
Japanese 銀器
- 銀器 (ginki)(US) knives, forks and spoons
Korean 은제품
- 은제품 (eunjepum)(US) knives, forks and spoons
Norwegian Bokmål sølvtøy
- sølvtøyanything made from silver
Polish sztućce, wyroby srebrne
- sztućce(US) knives, forks and spoons
- wyroby srebrneanything made from silver
Portuguese talher
- talher(US) knives, forks and spoons
Russian столо́вые прибо́ры, прибо́ры
- столо́вые прибо́ры (stolóvyje pribóry)(US) knives, forks and spoons
- прибо́ры (pribóry)(US) knives, forks and spoons
Slovak príbor
- príbor(US) knives, forks and spoons
Spanish cubiertos, servicio
- cubiertos(US) knives, forks and spoons
- servicio(US) knives, forks and spoons
Ukrainian столо́ві прибо́ри, кухо́нне прила́ддя
- столо́ві прибо́ри (stolóvi prybóry)(US) knives, forks and spoons
- кухо́нне прила́ддя (kuxónne pryláddja)(US) knives, forks and spoons
- срі́бні ви́роби (sríbni výroby)anything made from silver
Yiddish זילבערוואַרג, זילבערוואַרג
- זילבערוואַרג (zilbervarg)(US) knives, forks and spoons
- זילבערוואַרג (zilbervarg)anything made from silver
Cite this entry
silverware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverware
“silverware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverware. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silverware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverware.
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