Quicksilver Definition & Meaning

quicksilver
adjective
  1. 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"
noun
  1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

"Quicksilver" in song lyrics

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  • "Italian designs, quicksilver"
    Camp Lo — Black Connection
  • "hawaiin shirts and quicksilver"
    AOL — AOL
  • "hawaiian shirts and quicksilver"
    AOL — AOL

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