silver-tongued
/ˌsɪlvəɹˈtʌŋd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.64 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "silver-tongued devil"
- "Siluer tongu'd Smith whoſe well tun'd ſtile hath made thy death the generall teares of the Muſes, queintlie couldſt thou deuiſe heauenly Ditties to Apollos Lute, and teach ſtately verſe to trip it as ſmoothly, as if Ouid and thou had but one ſoule."
- "Mr. [Thomas] Parker ſoon became a pleader at the bar; travelled the Midland circuit; acquired additional eſteem, buſineſs, and property; vvas denominated the Silver-tongued Counſel; and found intereſt enough, in 1705, to cauſe himſelf to be returned a member for the borough, vvith Lord James Cavendiſh, ſon to the firſt Duke of Devonſhire."
- "[T]he statesman, whose inward feelings had at first so much impeded his efforts to make himself known, had now regained all the ease and fluency of a silver-tongued lawyer of the very highest order."
- "Philips—Sergeant Gerheim's black, silver-tongued House Mouse—is telling everybody about the one thousand cherries he has busted."
Etymology
From silver (“(noun) lustrous, white, metallic element; (adjective) consisting or made of silver; (figurative) soft and clear in sound; eloquent”) + tongued (“having a particular manner of speaking”), referring to the clear musical tone produced when silver is struck.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɪlvəɹˈtʌŋd/
- British English: /ˌsɪlvəˈtʌŋd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more silver-tongued (comparative)
most silver-tongued (superlative)