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silvern

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsɪlvɚn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlvən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having the white lustrous sheen of silver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
  • repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: silver, silvery

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

resembling or reminiscent of silver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a soft silvern voice
  • singing in her silvery tones

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: silvery

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English sylveren, selverne, from Old English seolfren, from Proto-Germanic *silubrīnaz (“made of silver”); equivalent to silver + -(e)n. Cognate with Dutch zilveren (“silvern”), German silbern (“silvern”).