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metallic

  (mĭ-tăl'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a metal.
  2. Containing a metal: a metallic compound.
  3. Having a quality suggesting or associated with metal, especially:
    1. Lustrous; sparkling: metallic colors.
    2. Sharp-tasting: an unpleasant, metallic flavor.
  4. Harshly resonant: “the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades” (Ambrose Bierce).
n.
  1. A yarn or fiber made of or containing metal.
  2. A fabric, typically shiny or iridescent, made of such yarn or fiber.
metallically me·tal'li·cal·ly adv.
 
 
WordNet: metallic
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
  Synonym: metal
  Antonym: nonmetallic (meaning #1)


 
Translations: Translations for: Metallic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - metallisk, metalagtig-, metal-
n. - metaltråd, metalholdig tråd/fiber

Nederlands (Dutch)
metalen, metaalachtig, metallic (kleur), metaalhoudend, mechanisch (figuurlijk), (materiaal van) metaalvezel

Français (French)
adj. - (Chim) métallique, de métal, métallisé, d'un éclat métallique
n. - métal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - metallisch, Metall...
n. - etw. aus Metall herausgestellt, metallisch glänzender Stoff oder Farbe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεταλλικός

Italiano (Italian)
metallico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - metálico

Русский (Russian)
металлический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - metálico, de metal
n. - metálico, puro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - metallisk

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
金属的, 产生金属的, 含金属的, 金属纤维, 金属线, 金属织物

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 金屬的, 產生金屬的, 含金屬的
n. - 金屬纖維, 金屬線, 金屬織物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 금속[성질]의
n. - 금속성질

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 金属の, 金属性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معدني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתכתי‬
n. - ‮חוט מתכת, אריג מחוטים מתכתיים‬


 
 

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