metallic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
2. Made of or containing metal.
3. Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
4. Having the appearance of being of polished metal.

Noun

A metallic color.

Synonyms

metal

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iron

metalline

metallurgic

mineral

tinny

wire

brasslike

made of iron

ory

cockroach

🪳

of metal

leaden

Translations

metallisch

metallico

🤘

métallique

metálico

metalen

μεταλλικός

metálico

metàl·lic

metallen

metalico

ferrigno

Metall

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معدني

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈtæl.ɪk/

Etymology

From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.