argenteous

[ ahr-jen-tee-uhs ]

adjective

1. silvery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of argenteous¹

From the Latin word argenteus, dating back to 1880–85. See argent-, -eous

Example Sentences

When the momentary flashes of light lit up the darkness of the woods, and revealed the naked stems, like argenteous columns supporting the black canopy of eternal shades, they displayed a scene calculated to create in an imaginative fancy the existence of a vast catacomb of departed dryads; while it inspired the mind with awe, at the presence of the dread power that moves the spirit of the storm.

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