Difference between Gray and Silver

What is the difference between Gray and Silver?

Gray vs. Silver

Gray or grey is mostly achromatic color and does not shine while silver as a color is a type of shiny grey.

Gray as an adjective is grey while Silver as an adjective is made from silver.

Gray

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: grey

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become gray or cause to become gray.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: grey; an achromatic colour A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.) an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Silver

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.(collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.(collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.A shiny gray color.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made from silver.Made from another white metal.Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

Example sentence: Silver, gold - I don't discriminate! I like sparkly things.

We hope you now know whether to use Gray or Silver in your sentence.

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