Difference between Silver and Silvery

What is the difference between Silver and Silvery?

Silver as an adjective is made from silver. while Silvery as an adjective is resembling silver in color, shiny white.

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: The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.

Silvery

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling silver in color, shiny white.

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

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