The difference between Silver and Silvern

When used as adjectives, silver means made from silver, whereas silvern means made of silver.


Silver is also noun with the meaning: a lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol ag.

Silver is also verb with the meaning: to acquire a silvery colour.

check bellow for the other definitions of Silver and Silvern

  1. Silver as a noun (uncountable):

    A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

  2. Silver as a noun:

    Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

  3. Silver as a noun:

    Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

  4. Silver as a noun:

    Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

  5. Silver as a noun (countable):

    A shiny gray color.

    Examples:

    "color paneC0C0C0"

  6. Silver as a noun:

    Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

  1. Silver as an adjective:

    Made from silver.

  2. Silver as an adjective:

    Made from another white metal.

  3. Silver as an adjective:

    Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

  4. Silver as an adjective:

    Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

  5. Silver as an adjective (of commercial services):

    Premium, but inferior to gold.

  6. Silver as an adjective:

    Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

    Examples:

    "a silver-voiced young girl"

  1. Silver as a verb:

    To acquire a silvery colour.

  2. Silver as a verb:

    To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.

    Examples:

    "to silver a pin;  to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury"

  3. Silver as a verb:

    To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

  4. Silver as a verb:

    To make hoary, or white, like silver.

  1. Silvern as an adjective (archaic):

    Made of silver.

Compare words: