Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

  2. (collective, countable, uncountable)Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

    Silber, Silbergeld, Silber

    сере́бреникиserébreniki, серебро́serebró, арге́нтумargéntum

    срі́блоsríblo

    coins made of silver

  3. (collective, countable, uncountable)Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

    Silbergeschirr

    сере́бряные изде́лияserébrjanyje izdélija

    silverware eating utensils

  4. (collective, countable, uncountable)Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

    Silberware

    сере́бряные изде́лияserébrjanyje izdélija

  5. (uncountable)A shiny gray color.

    Silber

    серебри́стыйserebrístyj

    срібля́стийsribljástyj

  6. (countable)A silver medal.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Examples

265 sentences
  1. Gold is more precious than silver.

    Золото цінніше від срібла.

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  2. Tom gave Mary a key on a silver chain.

    Том дав Мері ключ на срібному ланцюжку.

    ruТом дал Мэри ключ на серебряной цепочке.

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  3. I have several silver coins.

    У мене кілька срібних монет.

    ruУ меня есть несколько серебряных монет.

    deIch besitze mehrere Silbermünzen.

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  4. They won the silver medal.

    Вони виграли срібну медаль.

    ruОни выиграли серебряную медаль.

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  5. Copper and silver are both metals.

    Мідь та серебро — метали.

    ruИ медь, и серебро - металлы.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
metal:
color/colour:
Русский
By meaning 4
coins:
metal:
cutlery/silverware:
color/colour:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
coins:
cutlery/silverware:
items made of silver or other white metal:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, from Proto

Inherited from Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (“silver”), of uncertain origin.

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Forms

plural: silvers
Singularsilver
Pluralsilvers

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
cutlery and other eating utensils:silverwareB2
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metallic element:argyr-
Close in meaning
  • a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography:Agatomic number 47
  • silverware eating utensils:flatware
  • a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition:silver medal
  • a light shade of grey:ash greyash graysilver greysilver gray

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsilvery

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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