Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
coin made of this metal; specie; money: a handful of silver.
this metal as a commodity or considered as a currency standard.
table articles made of or plated with silver, including flatware and hollowware.
any flatware: The kitchen silver is of stainless steel.
something resembling this metal in color, luster, etc.
a lustrous grayish white or whitish gray, or the color of the metal: the silver of the leaves.
any of the silver halides used for photographic purposes, as silver bromide, silver chloride, or silver iodide.
silver medal.
adjective
consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
of or relating to silver.
producing or yielding silver.
resembling silver; silvery: the silver moon.
clear and soft: silver sounds.
eloquent; persuasive: a silver tongue.
urging the use of silver as a currency standard: silver economists.
indicating the twenty-fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
having the color silver: a silver dress.
verb (used with object)
to coat with silver or some silverlike substance.
to give a silvery color to.
verb (used without object)
to become a silvery color.
Origin of silver
First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun and adjective) silver(e), selver(e), selfer, Old English siolfor (originally a noun); cognate with German Silber, Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, akin to Serbo-Croatian srèbro, Russian serebró, Lithuanian sidãbras
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No congratulations for those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and then blame the poor for being poor.
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Last and most precious was the silver shilling, which she polished carefully with her chamois-skin pen-wiper before putting away.
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The amount of silver it contains must be determined and recorded.
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No; he breaks this one treasure in two, that both the poor things may have a silver token of love and a pledge of his return.
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British Dictionary definitions for silver
silver
/ (ˈsɪlvə) /
noun
a very ductile malleable brilliant greyish-white element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. It occurs free and in argentite and other ores: used in jewellery, tableware, coinage, electrical contacts, and in electroplating. Its compounds are used in photography. Symbol: Ag; atomic no: 47; atomic wt: 107.8682; valency: 1 or 2; relative density: 10.50; melting pt: 961.93°C; boiling pt: 2163°C
(as modifier)a silver coin Related adjective: argent
coin made of, or having the appearance of, this metal
cutlery, whether made of silver or not
any household articles made of silver
photogany of a number of silver compounds used either as photosensitive substances in emulsions or as sensitizers
a brilliant or light greyish-white colour
(as adjective)silver hair
short for silver medal
adjective
well-articulatedsilver speech
(prenominal)denoting the 25th in a series, esp an annual seriesa silver wedding anniversary
verb
(tr)to coat with silver or a silvery substanceto silver a spoon
to become or cause to become silvery in colour
to become or cause to become elderly
Derived forms of silver
silverer, nounsilvering, noun
Word Origin for silver
Old English siolfor; related to Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, Old High German silabar, Old Slavonic sirebro
A lustrous ductile malleable metallic element having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals and used in dental alloys and in pharmaceuticals. Atomic number 47.
A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See also sterling silver. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.