metallic

/məˈtæl.ɪk/
adj 4noun 1

Collocations

4

ADJ.

blue, blue-green, hot, huge, liquid, little, major, most

The car's metallic blue paint gleamed in the afternoon sunlight.

VERB + METALLIC

compressed, gaze, heard, laughed, molten, smell, sort, sound

She heard a metallic clang when the tools fell onto the concrete floor.

METALLIC + NOUN

beams, chalice, cities, discordant, hydrogen, lid, luster, metals

The old jewelry box had a metallic lid that creaked whenever she opened it.

PREP.

amongst, around, from, in, unlike, with

The old car had a distinctive metallic sheen with its silver paint gleaming in the sunlight.

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