silveryadjective
uk/ˈsɪl.vər.i/us/ˈsɪl.vɚ.i/literarysilvery adjective (COLOUR)
like silver:
The grass was silvery with frost.
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- chrome yellow
- cobalt
- earth colour
- ginger
- magenta
- maroon
- ochre
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- violet
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silvery adjective (SOUND)
having a pleasant, clear musical sound:
We were woken early by the peal of silvery bells.
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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