How to pronounce quicksilver
American English pronunciation
KWIK-sil-vur
- IPA
- /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/
- Syllables
- KWIK · sil · vur (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What quicksilver means
An old name for mercury, the runny silver metal
In a sentence: The old thermometer held a thin line of quicksilver.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old English for "living silver," because the metal seems to run about on its own. Long ago, quick meant "alive."
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