silverish

Faintly chrome-like

Silverish describes something that has qualities of silver—typically its color or sheen—without quite being silver: The fish had a silverish gleam.

The suffix -ish signals approximation: not silver exactly, but tending that way.

Less common than silvery, which carries the same meaning.

tint

gray

Neutral achromatic hue

  • paleLacking color intensity
  • ashenPale, grayish-white
  • slateFissile metamorphic rock

pewter · gunmetal · platinum · steel · charcoal · dove · smoky · heather · foggy · muted

sheen

shimmer

Tremulous, wavering light

  • gleamFaint reflected light
  • glintBrief bright reflection
  • lusterSoft reflected light

shine · sheen · glimmer · sparkle · polish · glossy · sleek · buffed · radiant · bright

metallic

chrome

Reflective metal coating

aluminum · stainless · mercury · alloy · plated · gilded · burnished · foil · tarnished · anodized

Opposites
color/hue

silverishgolden

Bright yellow, or precious

goldish · chromatic · warm-toned · brassy · coppery

chromaticity

silverishchromatic

Relating to color

colorful · vivid · saturated · polychromatic · multicolored

Family

silvering

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G