silver
A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
Other meanings
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.
A kind of
- noble metal
- conductor
Kinds of silver
- coin silver
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "seolfor".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “silver” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.