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The Meaning of metallic

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
  • (a.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.

Synonyms

metal(prenominal) , all-metal , aluminiferous , antimonial , argentiferous , auriferous , gold-bearing , bimetal , bimetallic , bronze , gold , golden , gilded , metallike , metal-looking , metallic-looking , silver , tinny

Antonyms

metalloid , nonmetallic , nonmetal

Rhymes

aleck , anencephalic , balak , fralick , galik , gallic , gallick , gallik , halleck , italic , malick , malik , mallek , mallick , mihalic , phallic , phthalic , salick , taluk , thallic