Synonyms for quicksilver
adj flighty, temperamental- changeable
- effervescent
- erratic
- impulsive
- resilient
- unpredictable
- volatile
- blowing hot and cold
- bubbleheaded
- buoyant
- capricious
- elastic
- expansive
- fickle
- flaky
- flip
- fluctuating
- gaga
- gay
- inconstant
- irregular
- irrepressible
- lighthearted
- lively
- lubricious
- mad
- mobile
- movable
- short-fuse
- spirited
- sprightly
- ticklish
- unstable
- up-and-down
- variable
- yo-yo
Antonyms for quicksilver
- certain
- constant
- predictable
- reliable
- stable
- steady
- sure
- unchanging
- calm
- tranquil
- unchangeable
- unperturbable
- unvarying
mercurial
- blowing hot and cold
- bubbleheaded
- buoyant
- capricious
- changeable
- effervescent
- elastic
- erratic
- expansive
- fickle
- flaky
- flip
- fluctuating
- gaga
- gay
- impulsive
- inconstant
- irregular
- irrepressible
- lighthearted
- lively
- lubricious
- mad
- mobile
- movable
- quicksilver
- resilient
- short-fuse
- spirited
- sprightly
- ticklish
- unpredictable
- unstable
- up-and-down
- variable
- volatile
- yo-yo
Word Origin & History
Old English cwicseolfor, literally "living silver," translating Latin argentum vivum (cf. Italian argento vivo), literally "living silver;" so called from its liquid mobility. See quick (adj.) + silver (n.). Cf. Dutch kwikzilver, Old High German quecsilbar, German quecksilber, French vif-argent, Italian argenta viva.
Example Sentences forquicksilver
I have more names than one; but the name of Quicksilver suits me as well as any other.
"And that would be a great pity," said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile.
Quicksilver looked at it with a smile, and nodded his approbation.
"They are three very strange old ladies," said Quicksilver, laughing.
"I told you she would be the first to discover them," said Quicksilver to Perseus.
So, if you call me Quicksilver, the name will fit tolerably well.
But think of your turning Mercury into Quicksilver, and talking about his sister!
It was Quicksilver; and he brought one hither, as well as the box.
It would have been as easy for quicksilver to remain at the top of an incline.
These are the places in which the gold, quicksilver, and amalgam are caught.