silver

palladium$\longleftarrow$ 47 $\longrightarrow$cadmium

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɪl.və/
• (US) enPR: sĭl'vər IPA ^(key): /ˈsɪl.vɚ/

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• Hyphenation: sil‧ver

Noun

Singular silver

Plural silvers

A silver thing (silver colour).

Silver cutlery (definition 4)

1. (uncountable) A metal with a near white colour and high value and the symbol Ag.
   • Synonyms: Ag and ☾

   He paid with a silver dollar.

2. Silver is a shiny gray color.

   Her hair turned silver as she got older.

3. (countable) A coin made of silver.

   Jenny had three coppers and one silver.

4. (countable) A utensil or piece of cutlery made with silver; silverware

   Mom put out the good silver for Christmas.

Related words

• silvered
• silvery
• copper
• gold
• sylvan

Common colors (edit)

white - silver - gray - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink - maroon