Metallic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /məˈtæl.ɪk/, /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/

Alternative forms

• metallick obsolete

Origin

From Latin metallicus, from metallum ("metal").

Full definition of metallic

Adjective

1. Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

Derived terms

• intermetallic
• metallically
• metallicity

Related terms

• metal

Noun

1. A metallic color
• 2007, May 24, Karin Nelson, Keeping Time in Cool Comfort, As Robert Clergerie, whose unisex Popée shoe comes in an array of pastels and eye-popping metallics, explained the attraction, “It gives manhood to women.”