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metallic-colored

metallic-colored

5.5
A shiny color like metal, for example silver or gold
  • adjective
  • /məˈtælɪk ˈkʌlərd/
translation icon : color metálico
  • The dress had a stunning metallic-colored finish that caught the light beautifully.

Basically metals and metallic colours have that shine which gives you wardrobe texture and depth versus flat colours that clothes usually have.

Examples

  • Basically metals and metallic colours have that shine which gives you wardrobe texture and depth versus flat colours that clothes usually have.

  • It doesn't come off with quite as much like golden intensity or really looking like a a metallic color as I would have expected.

  • I painted the car in a metallic-colored blue that made it stand out on the road.

  • Her eyes sparkled with a metallic-colored sheen, resembling precious gems.

Synonyms

gold
vsmetallic-colored
214 1.0

A deep shiny yellow color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

is general for metallike lustre and not limited to golden yellow
golden
vsmetallic-colored
118 1.0

Having a warm yellow color like gold

covers any metallike shimmering colour rather than this gold hue
silver
vsmetallic-colored
98 1.0

Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery

is broader, covering any metallike shimmering colour not only that tone
metallic
vsmetallic-colored
85 4.3

Having the look or sound of a hard, shiny material used for coins

focuses only on the shining color rather than other metal qualities
silvery
vsmetallic-colored
25 3.2

A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight

uses a general metallike color rather than this specific silver shade
gunmetal
vsmetallic-colored
3 5.4

A dark gray color with a blue metallic shine

is broader, covering shining metal colours beyond this darker bluish grey shade
gold-colored
vsmetallic-colored
  • US
1 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

is broader and applies to metallike sheen beyond just gold coloration
copper-colored
vsmetallic-colored
  • US
1 3.4

A red-brown color like copper

is a wider term for shining metal colours, not restricted to copper tones
silver-colored
vsmetallic-colored
  • US
1 2.3

A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

is a general term for metallike shimmer, not limited to silver
metallic-looking
vsmetallic-colored
1 4.7

Shiny in a way that makes something look like metal

is about the shiny color specifically rather than overall metal look
silverish
vsmetallic-colored
1 4.0

A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin

is more general and refers to metallike shine rather than silver tone
silver-white
vsmetallic-colored
1 3.7

A pale white color that shines like silver

is about metallike color in general, not this silvery white specifically
silvery-white
vsmetallic-colored
1 3.8

A pale shiny white color that looks like metal

refers more widely to any shimmering metallike colour rather than white silver
silvery-gray
vsmetallic-colored
  • US
1 3.7

A light gray color that looks like shiny silver

uses a general metallic shine axis rather than this greyish silver shade
goldish
vsmetallic-colored
1 3.8

Having a light gold color or shine

is stronger, describing a clear lustrous metallike color rather than a hint
gilded
vsmetallic-colored
1 5.7

Has a deep warm gold color

is about the general shimmering metal colour rather than this warm gold tone
bronzy
vsmetallic-colored
1 6.9

Having a shiny brown or gold color like an old coin

refers to metallike lustre broadly rather than this warm brown tint
metal-colored
vsmetallic-colored
4.0

Having a shiny color like silver or gold

is the same meaning but uses the original phrasing instead of this form
metallike
vsmetallic-colored
6.8

Having the look or feel of metal

is specifically about a shining, lustrous color rather than broader qualities
metalline
vsmetallic-colored
7.7

Having a shiny surface like metal

is similar but emphasizes a shimmering color above the general sheen
metal-looking
vsmetallic-colored
5.2

An object that looks like metal because of its color or shine

narrows this to primarily the lustrous color rather than texture
semimetallic
vsmetallic-colored
6.9

Having a slight metal shine or color on the surface

indicates a clearly lustrous metallike color rather than a partial sheen
silvern
vsmetallic-colored
9.4

A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins

is a general shimmering lustrous colour across different tones
silver-bodied
vsmetallic-colored
6.8

Having a silver body that looks shiny

speaks more generally about a lustrous metallike color, not just silver bodies
silvery-bodied
vsmetallic-colored
5.6

Having a body that looks silver, like a fish or coin

is broader and can apply to many metallike colours beyond silver bodies
bronze
vsmetallic-colored
3.1

Having a brownish-gold metal color

is more general, applying to any shining metal colour not only that brownish tint
copperish
vsmetallic-colored
5.9

A reddish-brown metal-like color similar to copper

is about general metallike shine rather than this reddish brown hue

Antonyms

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

How Shiny

glossy
34 2.6
metallic-colored
5.5
satin
3 2.7
matte
2 3.5

Surface Forms

metallic-colored positive
metallic positive

Morphology

metallic-colored = metallic + colored (transparent) = metallic + colored

Meaning is directly derived from 'metallic' + 'colored' (having a color like metal), which is clear to learners who know the components.

Etymology

Metallic-colored comes from metal, the hard shiny stuff like 'gold' or 'iron', and the ending -ic which means 'like' or 'having'. So metallic-colored means having the shiny, metal-like color you see in 'silver' or 'gold'.