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metallic
English
Alternative forms
- metallick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (métallon). Equivalent to metal +? -ic.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /m??tæl.?k/, /m??tæl.?k/
- Rhymes: -æl?k
- Hyphenation: me?tal?lic
Adjective
metallic (comparative more metallic, superlative most metallic)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
- Made of or containing metal.
- (of a sound) Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
- (of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Synonyms
- metalish (obsolete)
- metallical (obsolete)
- metallous
Derived terms
Related terms
- metal
Translations
Noun
metallic (plural metallics)
- A metallic color.
Anagrams
- call time
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin metallicus. Attested from the 16th century.
Pronunciation
Adjective
metallic m (feminine singular metallica, masculine plural metallics, feminine plural metallicas)
- metallic
Related terms
- metal
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glitter
English
Etymology
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitr?n? (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *??ley-.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l?t?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /??l?t?/, [??l???]
- Rhymes: -?t?(r)
Noun
glitter (countable and uncountable, plural glitters)
- A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
- 1913, Mary Averill, Japanese flower arrangement Chapter 20
- This to them seems most like mother earth in color, and therefore best, as it is, to enhance the beauty of flowers instead of detracting from their exquisite shades. What a contrast to the glitter and show of our silver vases, which represent generally little else but their cost.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge Chapter 57
- As yet there had been no symptom of the news having any better foundation than in the fears of those who brought it, but The Boot had not been deserted five minutes, when there appeared, coming across the fields, a body of men who, it was easy to see, by the glitter of their arms and ornaments in the sun, and by their orderly and regular mode of advancing
- 1913, Mary Averill, Japanese flower arrangement Chapter 20
- A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
- (figuratively) Glitz.
Descendants
- ? Portuguese: glitter
- ? Spanish: glitter
Translations
Verb
glitter (third-person singular simple present glitters, present participle glittering, simple past and past participle glittered)
- To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
- a glittering sword
- the glittering ornaments on a Christmas tree
- The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
- To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
- the glittering scenes of a court
Derived terms
- all that glitters is not gold
Translations
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English glitter.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??li.te?/
Noun
glitter m (uncountable)
- glitter (shiny, decorative dust)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English glitter.
Noun
glitter m (plural glitteres)
- glitter
Swedish
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse glitra.
Noun
glitter n (uncountable)
- glitter; a shiny, decorative adornment
Declension
Related terms
- glittra
- glittrig
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