metallic
See also: metàl·lic
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- metallick (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]metallic (comparative more metallic, superlative most metallic)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
- Made of or containing metal.
- a. 1712, William King, “Rufinus: Or, The Favourite”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume XX, page 374:
- […] and, lo ! a palace towering ſeems, / With Parian pillars and metallic beams.
- 1878, Sir Norman Lockyer, “On Dissociation”, in Studies in Spectrum Analysis, page 167:
- These chemical distinctions then, to which we have referred, are quite independent of physical condition. For instance, amongst the most metallic of the metals is a gas.
- (of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
- 1839, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, in Tales, London: Wiley & Putnam, published 1846, page 81:
- 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.
- (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Synonyms
[edit]- metalish (obsolete)
- metallical (obsolete)
- metallous
Derived terms
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Other derivations
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[edit]Translations
[edit]made of metal
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(of a sound) harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another
(of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal
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Noun
[edit]metallic (plural metallics)
- A metallic color.
- 2007 May 24, Karin Nelson, “Keeping Time in Cool Comfort”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.”
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin metallicus. Attested from the 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]metallic m (feminine singular metallica, masculine plural metallics, feminine plural metallicas)
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 380.
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