Definition
Having the color, shine, or appearance of silver; shining with a pale, bright, metallic luster.
Etymology
From Old English 'seolfor' (silver) plus the adjective suffix '-y.' The word has been used since at least the 1300s to describe things that resemble silver in color and brightness.
Kelly Says
Silvery scales on fish aren't just for beauty—they're covered in a reflective material called guanine that acts like tiny mirrors, making the fish nearly invisible to predators from below because they reflect the water's brightness.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
silweragtig
SIL-ver-akh-tig
BGБългарски
сребрист
sre-BRIST
CACatalà
platejat
pla-te-ZHAT
CSČeština
stříbřitý
STRI-br-zhee-tyy
DADansk
sølvagtig
sulv-AG-tig
DEDeutsch
silbrig
ZIL-brig
ELΕλληνικά
ασημένιος
a-see-ME-nyos
ESEspañol
plateado
pla-te-A-do
ETEesti
hõbedane
he-be-DA-ne
EUEuskara
zilarrezko
zi-la-RREZ-ko
FISuomi
hopeanharmaa
ho-pe-an-har-maa
FRFrançais
argenté
ar-zhan-TAY
GLGalego
prateado
pra-te-A-do
HIहिन्दी
चांदी जैसा
chaan-DEE jai-sa
HRHrvatski
srebrnast
SRE-br-nast
HUMagyar
ezüstös
E-zusht-osh
IDBahasa Indonesia
keperakan
ke-pe-RA-kan
ITItaliano
argentato
ar-jen-TA-to
LTLietuvių
sidabrinis
si-da-BRI-nis
LVLatviešu
sudrabains
su-dra-BAINS
MNМонгол
мөнгөн өнгөтэй
mong-gon on-go-tei
MSBahasa Melayu
keperakan
ke-pe-RA-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ငွေရောင်ရှိ
ngwe-yaung-shi
NLNederlands
zilverachtig
ZIL-ver-akh-tig
NONorsk
sølvaktig
sulv-AK-tig
PLPolski
srebrzysty
sre-BRZYS-ty
PTPortuguês
prateado
pra-te-A-do
RORomână
argintiu
ar-jin-TYU
RUРусский
серебристый
se-re-BRIS-tyy
SKSlovenčina
strieborný
STRYE-bor-nee
SLSlovenščina
srebrn
SRE-brn
SRСрпски
сребрнаст
sre-br-NAST
SVSvenska
silverfärgad
SIL-ver-far-gad
SWKiswahili
-a fedha
a FE-dha
TAதமிழ்
வெள்ளி நிற
vel-li ni-ra
TEతెలుగు
వెండి రంగు
ven-di ran-gu
TRTürkçe
gümüşi
gyu-myu-SHI
UKУкраїнська
сріблястий
sri-BLAS-tyi
URاردو
چاندی جیسا
chaan-DEE jai-sa