metallic
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4.3
- adjective
- /məˈtælɪk/
- The artist used a metallic paint to create a shimmering effect on the sculpture.
- metallic blue
- metallic material
- metallic mercury
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Watch on YouTubeSlow drips and light shower, flat metallic sky and sombre limbs.
- Slow drips and light shower, flat metallic sky and sombre limbs.
- So we were talking about the metallic saw blades.
- I want to do the metallic shimmering lid.
- This is a deck of metallic playing cards.
- OK, it's not as metallic, but it is very nice.
- You can have glass, metal, metallic glass, it's a thing.
- But it's described online as like a metallic taste in your mouth.
- It's embroidered in a metallic thread.
Examples
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This is a deck of metallic playing cards.
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The sound is getting heavier, harder, more metallic as time goes on.
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I love this metallic green that is so cool.
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Look at how cool this metallic material is.
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It's like a rose metallic type of color.
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It's got sort of this metallic shininess to it.
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It's kind of a nice metallic cobalt blue shade.
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Suddenly, a strange sound can be heard in the distance, a metallic humming, growing louder.
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Across the ski suit was a silver metallic slash from chest to knee.
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I'm using the Fenty Beauty metallic powder as a highlighter.
Synonyms
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5.5
A shiny color like metal, for example silver or gold
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5.2
An object that looks like metal because of its color or shine
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4.7
Shiny in a way that makes something look like metal
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4.0
Having a shiny color like silver or gold
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6.8
Having the look or feel of metal
Having a shiny surface like metal
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
A natural substance, usually shiny, that lets electricity pass through it and can be shaped into sheets or wires
- Specialized
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6.5
Metal atoms share electrons so the metal conducts electricity, bends easily, and looks shiny
How Metallic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Metallic comes from the word metal, which means 'hard, shiny material like iron or gold', and the ending -ic, which means 'like' or 'related to'. So something metallic is made of metal or looks or sounds like metal.