argent
/ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.80 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of silver or silver-coloured.
adj
Of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "or" and "argent"."
- "The polish'd argent of her breast."
- "Or ask of yonder argent fields above, / Why Jove's Satellites are leſs than Jove?"
- "... when the shield is argent, it is shown in an engraving by being left plain."
- "The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […]."
- "In the chief (top) of the arms are three wheels argent symbolising railway locomotives and rolling stock; […] The crest consists of a demi-lion rampant gules (red) holding between its paws a wheel argent similar to those included in the arms."
Etymology
From Middle English argent, from Old French argent m (“silver”), from Latin argentum n (“white money, silver”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂erǵ-, argent, argentum
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/
- British English: /ˈɑːdʒənt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
argentum nitricum