Antonyms for quicksilver
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwik-sil-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪkˌsɪl vər |
Definition of quicksilver
Origin :- Old English cwicseolfor, literally "living silver," translating Latin argentum vivum (cf. Italian argento vivo), literally "living silver;" so called from its liquid mobility. See quick (adj.) + silver (n.). Cf. Dutch kwikzilver, Old High German quecsilbar, German quecksilber, French vif-argent, Italian argenta viva.
- As in mercurial : adj flighty, temperamental
- As in fickle : adj vacillating, blowing hot and cold
- I have more names than one; but the name of Quicksilver suits me as well as any other.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Quicksilver looked at it with a smile, and nodded his approbation.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "I told you she would be the first to discover them," said Quicksilver to Perseus.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "And that would be a great pity," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "They are three very strange old ladies," said Quicksilver, laughing.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- So, if you call me Quicksilver, the name will fit tolerably well.
- Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But think of your turning Mercury into Quicksilver, and talking about his sister!
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It was Quicksilver; and he brought one hither, as well as the box.
- Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It would have been as easy for quicksilver to remain at the top of an incline.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- Another device is, to fill the pores of such riffle-bars with quicksilver.
- Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
Synonyms for quicksilver
- arbitrary
- blowing hot and cold
- bubbleheaded
- buoyant
- capricious
- changeable
- cheating
- coquettish
- double-crossing
- effervescent
- elastic
- erratic
- expansive
- faithless
- fickle
- fitful
- flaky
- flighty
- flip
- fluctuating
- frivolous
- gaga
- gay
- impulsive
- inconstant
- irregular
- irrepressible
- irresolute
- lighthearted
- lively
- lubricious
- mad
- mercurial
- mobile
- movable
- mutable
- quicksilver
- resilient
- short-fuse
- sneaking
- spirited
- sprightly
- temperamental
- ticklish
- two-timing
- unfaithful
- unpredictable
- unstable
- unsteady
- untrue
- up-and-down
- variable
- volatile
- whimsical
- yo-yo
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