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metallic

(mətælɪk)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A metallic sound is like the sound of one piece of metal hitting another.
There was a metallic click and the gates swung open.
It gave a metallic clang, like a cracked bell.
Synonyms: tinny, jarring, grating, jangling More Synonyms of metallic
2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A metallic voice has a harsh unpleasant sound.
...that creaking metallic voice of hers.
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Metallic paint or colours shine like metal.
He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint.
Metallic finishes are seen as upmarket.
4. adjective
Something that tastes metallic has a bitter unpleasant taste.
There was a metallic taste at the back of his throat.
5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Metallic means consisting entirely or partly of metal.
Even the smallest metallic object is immediately confiscated.
Place the salmon in a nonstick metallic dish.
More Synonyms of metallic

metallic in British English

(mɪˈtælɪk)
adjective
1. 
of, concerned with, or consisting of metal or a metal
2. 
suggestive of a metal
a metallic click
metallic lustre
3.  chemistry
(of a metal element) existing in the free state rather than in combination
metallic copper
Derived forms
metallically (meˈtallically)
adverb

metallic in American English

(məˈtælɪk)
adjective
1. 
of, or having the nature of, metal
2. 
containing, yielding, or producing metal
3. 
like, characteristic of, or suggestive of metal
; specif.,
a. 
sharp or bitter
a metallic taste
b. 
reflectively iridescent
metallic cloth
c. 
harsh or rasping
a metallic sound
Derived forms
metallically (meˈtallically)
adverb
Word origin
L metallicus < Gr metallikos

Examples of 'metallic' in a sentence
metallic

She said:'They had a slightly metallic taste and definitely made me feel energised.
The Sun (2016)
The fish has a nice, impressive appearance but there is no flavour at all of the fish; only the sickly metallic taste of the molasses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Special effects and metallic finishes are hot trends.
The Sun (2012)
The experience left the metallic taste of old pan in my mouth.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It beams a radio signal that bounces back off a metallic object.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Or rock the look with a metallic nail.
The Sun (2012)
Cruise control and metallic paint are included in the price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Go for metallic pinks and silvers to add a quirky touch to your outfit.
The Sun (2008)
Sparkling and metallic finishes are huge trends.
The Sun (2013)
The breath may smell unpleasant and there may be a metallic or bitter taste in the mouth.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)
Near the shore the surface was a clear metallic green and still.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
One of the most enduring trends in recent years has been metallic finishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lamps with metallic finishes will transform a chilly interior with a spot of warm sparkle.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Tourists gaze at me with that benign look reserved for those human statues who cover themselves in metallic paint.
The Sun (2015)
But research on wild and captive varieties which involved metallic objects being placed near food sources found no evidence to support it.
The Sun (2014)
The only option will be 450 for metallic paint.
The Sun (2009)
Was metallic silver too outré?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Last seen in the Noughties, metallic and shimmer nails are back in the spotlight.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
metallic

British English: metallic ADJECTIVE
A metallic sound is like the sound of one piece of metal hitting another.
There was a metallic click and the gates swung open.
  • American English: metallic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: metálico
  • Chinese: > 金属般的声音
  • European Spanish: metálico
  • French: métallique
  • German: metallisch
  • Italian: metallico
  • Japanese: 金属的な
  • Korean: 금속성의
  • European Portuguese: metálico
  • Latin American Spanish: metálico

Definition of 'metallic'

Chinese translation of 'metallic'

metallic

(mɪˈtælɪk)

adj

  1. [sound] 金属(屬)的 (jīnshǔ de)
  2. (= made of metal) 金属(屬)制(製)的 (jīnshǔzhì de)
  3. [paint, colour] 像金属(屬)的 (xiàng jīnshǔ de)
  4. [taste] 有金属(屬)腥味的 (yǒu jīnshǔ xīngwèi de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
(of a voice) harsh, unpleasant, and unemotional
There was a metallic click and the gates swung open.
Synonyms
tinny
the tinny sound of a radio playing a pop song
jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
grating
I can't stand that grating voice of his.
jangling
dissonant
Guitarists kept strumming wildly dissonant chords.
jangly
2 (adjective) 
Definition
shining like metal
metallic silver paint
Synonyms
shiny
a shiny new sports car
polished
a highly polished surface
burnished
lustrous
a head of thick, lustrous, wavy brown hair
pearlescent
metallized

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dissonant
Guitarists kept strumming wildly dissonant chords.
Synonyms
discordant,
harsh,
jarring,
grating,
raucous,
strident,
jangling,
out of tune,
tuneless,
cacophonous,
inharmonious,
unmelodious
in the sense of grating
Definition
annoying or irritating
I can't stand that grating voice of his.
Synonyms
irritating,
grinding,
harsh,
annoying,
jarring,
unpleasant,
scraping,
raucous,
strident,
squeaky,
rasping,
discordant,
disagreeable,
irksome
in the sense of jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
Synonyms
grating,
grinding,
offensive,
harsh,
annoying,
irritating,
unpleasant,
scraping,
raucous,
strident,
squeaky,
rasping,
discordant,
displeasing,
disagreeable,
irksome,
vexatious

Synonyms of 'metallic'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of lustrous
a head of thick, lustrous, wavy brown hair
Synonyms
shining,
bright,
glowing,
sparkling,
dazzling,
shiny,
gleaming,
glossy,
shimmering,
radiant,
luminous,
glistening,
burnished
in the sense of polished
a highly polished surface
Synonyms
shining,
bright,
smooth,
gleaming,
glossy,
slippery,
burnished,
glassy,
furbished
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