Today’s word of the day is ‘Mercurial’ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] mercurial [/responsivevoice] [ mer-kyoor-ee-uhl ]
What is this word’s grammar?
1. Flighty
2. Temperamental
3. Buoyant
4. Inconstant
How is the word ‘mercurial’ pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Asthir
2. Spanish – Mercurial
3. French – Mercuriel
4. Mandarin – Shuǐyín
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. Of a fiery, mercurial disposition, his temper flew in a moment.
2. He is of that deep, mercurial disposition that attracts women.
3. The champagne was bubbling trickily in the veins of the mercurial statesmen.
4. He was not a mercurial man, who easily changed his point of view.
5. The mercurial temperament of Mr Slingsby was severely tried at this point.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
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, quicksilver, short-fuse, spirited, sprightly, ticklish, unstable, up-and-down, variable, yo-yo etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
certain, constant, predictable, reliable, stable, steady, sure, unchanging, calm, tranquil, unchangeable, unperturbable, unvarying
Quotation:
Our weather patterns are mercurial. What you must remember about Great Britain is we have a uniquely temperate climate not shared by any other country in Europe. We can grow plants from every country in the world. The result is 90% of the plants in our gardens are from other parts of the world.
Roddy Llewellyn
Social Example:
https://twitter.com/laura_hudson/status/1268416974012350464
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