metallic

metallic is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
2. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.
3. noun. a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
4. noun. a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal
5. adjective. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal- Ambrose Bierce

   "a metallic compound"

   "metallic luster"

   Synonyms: metal

Synonyms

metal

Common word forms

metallics, metallical, metallicly, metallicity, metallicize

Words from these letters

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