noun · 5 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)ˌwɛə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET:S IH1 L V ER0 W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Anything manufactured from silver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: silvercraft
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Anything with a silvery colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Knives, forks and spoons (whether made from silver or not).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cutlery, flatware
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Trophies, success in a competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
February 2008, BBC Sport - Ramos takes centre stage How different it was at Wembley as Ramos confirmed his reputation as a relentless pursuer of silverware by giving Spurs their first trophy in nine years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Germanic *silubrą Proto-West Germanic *silubr Old English seolfor Middle English silver English silver Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English silverware From silver + -ware.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
銀器 /银器
(yínqì)
— anything made from silver
Danish:
sølvtøj
— anything made from silver
Finnish:
hopeaesine
— anything made from silver
Finnish:
hopeatyö
— anything made from silver
Finnish:
hopeaesineet
— anything made from silver
German:
Silberware
— anything made from silver
Norwegian Bokmål:
sølvtøy
— anything made from silver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sylvtøy
— anything made from silver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sølvtøy
— anything made from silver
Polish:
wyroby srebrne
— anything made from silver
Ukrainian:
срі́бні ви́роби
(sríbni výroby)
— anything made from silver
Yiddish:
זילבערוואַרג
(zilbervarg)
— anything made from silver
Albanian:
argjendurina
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
Chinese Mandarin:
刀,叉和勺子
(dāo, chā hé sháozi)
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
Czech:
příbor
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
Dutch:
tafelzilver
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
Dutch:
bestek
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
Finnish:
aterimet
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
French:
argenterie
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
French:
couverts
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
German:
Tafelsilber
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
German:
Essbesteck
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
Greek:
ασημικά
(asimiká)
— (US) knives, forks and spoons
