argent

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈɑrdʒənt/ UK /ˈɑːdʒənt/ See IPA manual

noun adj

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noun
silver; the heraldic tincture silver or white

The shield bore a lion argent on a field of blue.

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1 noun · silver; the heraldic... silver silvery white pearly

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Related forms argentineargentumargentiferous

Etymology

From Old French argent ('silver, money'), from Latin argentum ('silver'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ('white, shining').

argent Old French argentum Latin *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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# argent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɑrdʒənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈɑːdʒənt

## Meanings
1. silver; the heraldic tincture silver or white

## Examples
- The shield bore a lion argent on a field of blue.

## Synonyms
- silver
- silvery
- white
- pearly

## Antonyms
- or

## Related Forms
- argentine
- argentum
- argentiferous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: argent
- Root: argentum
- Root: *h₂erǵ-

## Etymology
From Old French argent ('silver, money'), from Latin argentum ('silver'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ('white, shining').

## AI Etymology
Argent is a noun and adjective meaning "silver; the heraldic tincture silver or white". Historically, it is from Old French argent ('silver, money'), from Latin argentum ('silver'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ('white, shining'). The historical chain links Old French argent, Latin argentum, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-. Close English family members include argentine, argentum, and argentiferous. This keeps the modern noun and adjective sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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