Mercurial word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "mercurial" word

[adjective] liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
[adjective] relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
[adjective] relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness"
[adjective] relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals"

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\Mer*cu"ri*al\, a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.] 1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament. A mercurial man Who fluttered over all things like a fan. --Byron. 2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient guideposts. [Obs.] --Chillingworth. 3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty. The mercurial wand of commerce. --J. Q. Adams. 4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See {Mercury}, 2. 5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth.
\Mer*cu"ri*al\, n. 1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon. 2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.

Synonyms for mercurial

changeable, changeful, erratic, fickle, quicksilver(a)

Related terms: activist, afloat, alternating, at loose ends, bronzy, capricious, chipper, choppy, coppery, coquettish, dashing, deviative, eagle-winged, ebullient, fleet, flighty, flitting, hustling, lively, militant, precipitate, quick, spasmodic, spineless, sporadic, sprightly, tinny, unpredictable, unsteadfast, vacillating

The fun area, different aproach to word »mercurial«

Let's analyse "mercurial" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LAIRUCREM. Average typing speed for these characters is 2430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- . .-. -.-. ..- .-. .. .- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mercurial: 5 + 3 + 9 + 1 = 18, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mercurial: 4 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 1 + 3 = 46, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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