silvery-white

adjective

Resembling silver in color, with a whiter hue than silver.

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silver-whiteachromaticneutral
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Meanings

adjectivesilvery-white (comparative more silvery-white, superlative most silvery-white)

comparative more silvery-white · superlative most silvery-white

  1. Resembling silver in color, with a whiter hue than silver.

    Then they saw a silvery-white orb hanging in the air in front of Lupin, who said, “Riddikulus!” almost lazily.

    1999, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof a white that resembles silver

Similar
silver-whiteachromaticneutral

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From silvery + white.

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APA

silvery-white. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvery-white

MLA

“silvery-white.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvery-white. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silvery-white,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silvery-white.

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