mercurial

  • 11mercurial — index capricious, inconsistent, irresolute, moving (in motion), undependable, unpredictable, untrust …

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  • 12mercurial — (adj.) late 14c., pertaining to the planet Mercury (see MERCURY (Cf. Mercury)). Meaning sprightly, volatile, quick (1590s) is from supposed qualities of those born under the planet Mercury (they also are the qualities of the god Mercury),… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13mercurial — inconstant, fickle, capricious, unstable Analogous words: volatile, effervescent, buoyant, expansive, *elastic, resilient: *changeable, changeful, variable, protean, mutable: mobile, *movable: *clever, adroit, cunning, ingenious Antonyms:… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14mercurial — [adj] flighty, temperamental blowing hot and cold*, bubbleheaded*, buoyant, capricious, changeable, effervescent, elastic, erratic, expansive, fickle, flaky, flip*, fluctuating, gaga*, gay, impulsive, inconstant, irregular, irrepressible,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 15mercurial — adjetivo 1. Uso/registro: restringido. Del dios Mercurio: fies tas mercuriales. 2. Del mercurio: baños mercuriales. sustantivo femenino 1. Mercuria …

    Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 16mercurial — de Mercure ou né sous la planette de Mercure, Mercurialis …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 17mercurial — (Del lat. Mercuriālis). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al dios mitológico o al planeta Mercurio. 2. Perteneciente o relativo al mercurio. 3. f. Planta herbácea anual, de la familia de las Euforbiáceas, con tallo de tres a cinco decímetros de… …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 18mercurial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) subject to sudden changes of mood. 2) of or containing the element mercury. ORIGIN Latin mercurialis relating to the god Mercury , from Mercurius Mercury …

    English terms dictionary

  • 19mercurial — [mər kyoor′ē əl] adj. [ME < L mercurialis] 1. [M ] of Mercury (the god or planet) 2. of or containing mercury 3. caused by the action or use of mercury 4. having qualities attributed to the god Mercury or supposedly influenced by the planet… …

    English World dictionary

  • 20Mercurial — This article is about the revision control software. For the metallic element after which it is named, see Mercury (element). For the unrelated corporation, see Mercurial Communications. Mercurial Developer(s) Matt Mackall …

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