quicksilver
English
/ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/
noun
Definitions
- The metal mercury.
- (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quyk silver inherited from Old English cwicseolfor (living silver, quicksilver) compound from English quick (living) + English silver.
Origin
English
silver
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Silverite English
- Silverton English
- antisilver English
- besilver English
- desilver English
- disilver English
- electrosilver English
- heptasilver English
- hexasilver English
- monosilver English
- nanosilver English
- nonasilver English
- nonsilver English
- octasilver English
- organosilver English
- overquick English
- pentasilver English
- pyrosilver English
- quick English
- quick bread English
- quick-freeze English
- quick-sighted English
- quick-witted English
- quickbeam English
- quickdraw English
- quicken English
- quickhatch English
- quickie English
- quickish English
- quicklike English
- quicklime English
- quickly English
- quickness English
- quickplay English
- quicksand English
- quicksave English
- quickscope English
- quickselect English
- quicksighted English
- quicksilverish English
- quicksilvery English
- quicksmart English
- quicksome English
- quicksort English
- quickstart English
- quickstep English
- quickwater English
- quickwitted English
- quickwork English
- quicky English
- radiosilver English
- resilver English
- silver English
- silver storm English
- silver-haired English
- silverback English
- silverbeater English
- silverbeet English
- silverbell English
- silverberry English
- silverbill English
- silverbush English
- silvercloth English
- silverer English
- silverest English
- silvereth English
- silvereye English
- silverfin English
- silverfish English
- silverise English
- silverish English
- silverization English
- silverize English
- silverless English
- silverlike English
- silverline English
- silverling English
- silverly English
- silvern English
- silverness English
- silverpoint English
- silverside English
- silverskin English
- silversmith English
- silversmithing English
- silversmithy English
- silverspot English
- silversword English
- silvertail English
- silvertip English
- silvertone English
- silverware English
- silverweed English
- silverwork English
- silvery English
- silvery-white English
- superquick English
- tetrasilver English
- trisilver English
- ultraquick English
- unquick English
- argentum vivum Latin
- Quecksilber German
- Quecksilberdampflampe German
- Quecksilberelektrode German
- Quecksilberlegierung German
- Quecksilberorganyle German
- Quecksilberoxid German
- Quecksilbersulfid German
- Quecksilberverbindung German
- quecksilberhaltig German
- kwik Dutch, Flemish
- kwikzilver Dutch, Flemish
- zilver Dutch, Flemish
- kvikksølv Norwegian Bokmål
- シルバー Japanese
- cwic Old English
- cwicseolfor Old English
- seolfor Old English
- quik Middle English
- quyk silver Middle English
- silver Middle English
- kviksilfr Old Norse
- kvik Danish
- kviksølv Danish
- sølv Danish
- silber Cebuano
- quicsilver Middle Dutch
- quik Ido
- సిల్వరు Telugu
- thuỷ ngân Vietnamese
- quecsilber Middle High German
- 水銀 Chinese
- quiksülver Middle Low German
- isiliva Zulu
- көмөш Bashkir
- тере Bashkir
- терегөмөш Bashkir
- jelba Marshallese
- Sülver German Low German
- quick German Low German
- isilivere Xhosa
- kwik Tok Pisin
- Quicksülver Low German
- hiriwa Maori
- sirivha Shona
- quick
- quicky
- silver
- silvern
- quicken
- silvery
- unquick
- quickly
- quickie
- desilver
- silverer
- disilver
- besilver
- silverly
- quickish
- resilver
- silvertip
- quicksort
- silverfin
- quickdraw
- quickwork
- silvereye
- silverish
- silvereth
- quickstep
- Silverton
- quickplay
- quicklime
- silverize
- quicksand
- Silverite
- quicksome
- trisilver
- quicklike
- quickness
- quicksave
- overquick
- silverise
- quickbeam
- silverest
- nonsilver
- monosilver
- silverskin
- octasilver
- silverbeet
- silverline
- silverlike
- silverbell
- superquick
- silverware
- ultraquick
- quicksmart
- silverling
- pyrosilver
- silverback
- quickhatch
- silverness
- quickwater
- silverbill
- silverless
- silverside
- quickscope
- antisilver
- quickstart
- silvertail
- nonasilver
- hexasilver
- silverspot
- silverweed
- silverbush
- nanosilver
- silverfish
- silvertone
- silverwork
- heptasilver
- silverpoint
- quick bread
- silversword
- tetrasilver
- silversmith
- quickwitted
- silverberry
- radiosilver
- pentasilver
- silvercloth
- quickselect
- quicksighted
- quick-witted
- silversmithy
- silver storm
- quick-freeze
- quicksilvery
- silverbeater
- organosilver
- silverization
- electrosilver
- silver-haired
- silvery-white
- quick-sighted
- silversmithing
- quicksilverish