✅ Silver describes things that are similar in color to or suggest the white metal of the same name (silver hair).

✅ Argent describes things that are pale silver in color or that have a silvery-white color (an argent cape).

✅ Silver is a more general term, whereas argent refers to a specific shade.

✅ Argent also can refer to the metal silver itself.

✅ Red describes something that is of the color of a ruby or the primary color at one end of the visible spectrum (red shoes; red leaves).

✅ Cardinal describes something that is a particularly deep and rich shade of red, like that of the male bird by the same name (a cardinal jacket; a cardinal scarf).

✅ Red can describe a lot of different shades and tones, whereas cardinal is pretty specific.

✅ Bountiful describes having an abundance of something or something being particularly generous (a bountiful feast).

✅ Lavish describes something abundant or generous (a lavish party; lavish spending).

✅ Both these words suggest having and often sharing a great deal of something.

✅ Lavish can tip the scale into extravagance or being too free with money, hospitality, or similar.