metallic
UK /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/ · US /məˈtæl.ɪk/ adjective, noun
Forms metallics metallick
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
- adjective Made of or containing metal.
- adjective (of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
- adjective (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
- noun A metallic color.
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Etymology
From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive. Metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.
Etymology [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique. See Metal.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “metallic”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details