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Word entry · 11 letters

quicksilver

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"Old name for mercury"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceiiklqrsuvStarts with QEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. liable to sudden unpredictable change

Word origin

From Middle English quyk silver, quyksilver, quikselver, from Old English cwicseolfor (“quicksilver”, literally “living silver”) (see Latin argentum vīvum) from its ability to move. See quick in the sense of "living". Cognate with Dutch kwikzilver, German Low German Quicksülver, German Quecksilber, Danish kviksølv, Norwegian Bokmål kvikksølv, Swedish kvicksilver. By surface analysis, quick (“living”) + silver.

Used in a sentence

  • Summer is not the most auspicious season for theater in New York. Aside from a few certifiable Broadway hits, it is, in fact, a rather quicksilver commodity.

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