mercurial

Meaning of mercurial

noun
  1. Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
  2. A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an animated, lively, quick-witted or volatile character.
  3. A chemical compound containing mercury.
  4. A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
adjective
  1. Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.
    his mercurial temperament
  2. Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
  3. Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
  4. Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
  5. Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
  6. Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence , money-making; crafty.

Information about mercurial

Hyphenation of mercurial

mer-cu-rial

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • mercurial is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

mercurial synonyms

Meaning erratic:

erratic, fickle, quicksilver

Meaning Mercurial:

Mercurial

Meaning :

unpredictable

Translation of mercurial

Words that rhyme with mercurial

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