silvern
adjective
Simple meaning
Made of silver.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪlvɚn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
literary
Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
Used this way, silvern is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in literature or storytelling contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Formal
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Literary and expressive
Where it naturally appears
- Literature/storytelling
Usage note
Comfortable in writing and prepared speech; in casual conversation a shorter everyday word usually sounds more natural.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The police have confiscated Maxwell's silvern hammer for the investigation.”adjective
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