Quicksilver - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkwɪksɪlvər|  American pronunciation of the word quicksilver
Brit.  |ˈkwɪksɪlvə|  British pronunciation of the word quicksilver

noun

- a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (syn: hydrargyrum, mercury)

adjective

- liable to sudden unpredictable change (syn: erratic, fickle, mercurial)
a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next

Extra examples

His mood changed like quicksilver.

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