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metallic
- /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/ UK
- /məˈtæl.ɪk/ US
- /me.ʈæ.lɪk/ India
- [me̞ˈʈæ̞ː.lɪk] India
Rhymes with -ælɪk
Where it comes from
From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.
adjective more metallic · most metallic · metallick
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal. The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.
- Made of or containing metal. […] and, lo ! a palace towering ſeems, / With Parian pillars and metallic beams.
- Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another. No sooner had these syllables passed my lips, than—as if a shield of brass had indeed, at the moment, fallen heavily upon a floor of silver—I became aware of a distinct, hollow, metallic and clangorous, yet apparently muffled reverberation.
- Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Similar: metalish, metallical, metallous
noun metallics · metallick
- A metallic color. As Robert Clergerie, whose unisex Popée shoe comes in an array of pastels and eye-popping metallics, explained the attraction, “It gives manhood to women.”
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: metallike, metal, bronze, gold, gold-bearing, tinny, auriferous, gilded, argentiferous, golden, bimetal, aluminiferous, aluminous, silver, antimonial, bimetallic
adjective
Similar: metalish, metallical, metallous
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adj related to metal
| Español | metálico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | メタリック metarikku |
| Português | metálico |
| Français | métallique |
| Deutsch | metallisch |
| Italiano | metallico |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλλικός metallikós |
adj made of metal
| Español | metálico, metalífero |
|---|---|
| Português | metálico |
| Français | métalisé, métallique |
| Deutsch | metallisch |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλλικός metallikós, μετάλλινος metállinos |
| Русский | металли́ческий metallíčeskij |
| עברית | מתכתי |
adj (of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
| Español | metalizado |
|---|---|
| Português | metalizado, metalizada |
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