English-Thai Dictionary

mercurial

ADJ หลายใจ  เปลี่ยนใจ ง่าย  เปลี่ยนแปลง ง่าย  fluctuating variable inconstant lai-jai

 

mercurial

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ธาตุ ปรอท (ทาง เคมี  kiao-kab-tad-pa-rod

 

mercurial

N ยา ที่ มี สาร ปรอท  ya-ti-sai-san-pa-rod

 

mercurialize

VT ใส่ สาร ปรอท  จัดการ ด้วย สาร ปรอท  sai-san-pa-rod

 

mercurially

ADV อย่าง เปลี่ยนใจ ง่าย  yang-pian-jai-ngi

 

mercurialness

N การ เปลี่ยนใจ ง่าย  flightiness kan-pian-jai-ngi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERCURIAL

a.[L. mercurialis.] 1. Formed under the influence of Mercury; active; sprightly; full of fire or vigor; as a mercurial youth; a mercurial nation.
2. Pertaining to quicksilver; containing quicksilver, or consisting of mercury; as mercurial preparations or medicines.

 

MERCURIALIST

n.One under the influence of Mercury, or one resembling Mercury in variety of character.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERCURIAL

Mer *cu "ri *al, a. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth.

 

MERCURIAL

MERCURIAL Mer *cu "ri *al, n.

 

1. A person having mercurial qualities. Bacon.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: A preparation containing mercury.

 

MERCURIALISM

MERCURIALISM Mer *cu "ri *al *ism, n. [Mercurial + -ism. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of mercury, or by exposure to its fumes, as in mining or smelting.

 

MERCURIALIST

MERCURIALIST Mer *cu "ri *al *ist, n.

 

1. One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in character.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: A physician who uses much mercury, in any of its forms, in his practice.

 

MERCURIALIZE

Mer *cu "ri *al *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurialized; p. pr. & vb. n.Mercurializing.]

 

1. (Med. )

 

Defn: To affect with mercury.

 

2. (Photography )

 

Defn: To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury.

 

MERCURIALIZE

MERCURIALIZE Mer *cu "ri *al *ize, v. i.

 

Defn: To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs. ]

 

MERCURIALLY

MERCURIALLY Mer *cu "ri *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a mercurial manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mercurial

mer cu ri al |mərˌkyo͝orēəl ˈˌmərˈˌkjʊriəl | ▶adjective 1 (of a person ) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind: his mercurial temperament. • (of a person ) sprightly; lively. 2 of or containing the element mercury. 3 ( Mercurial ) of the planet Mercury. ▶noun (usu. mercurials ) a drug or other compound containing mercury. DERIVATIVES mer cu ri al i ty |-ˌkyo͝orēˈalitē |noun, mer cu ri al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 3 of the adjective ): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury, ’ from Mercurius ‘Mercury. ’ Sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 17th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mercurial

mercurial |məːˈkjʊərɪəl | ▶adjective 1 subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind: his mercurial temperament. 2 of or containing the element mercury. 3 ( Mercurial ) of the planet Mercury. ▶noun a drug or other compound containing mercury. DERIVATIVES mercuriality |-ˈalɪti |noun, mercurially adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 of the adjective ): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury ’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury ’. Sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 17th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

mercurial

mercurial adjective a mercurial temperament: volatile, capricious, temperamental, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, protean, mutable, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, moody, flighty, wayward, whimsical, impulsive; technical labile. ANTONYMS stable. WORD TOOLKIT See variable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

mercurial

mercurial adjective a mercurial temperament: volatile, capricious, temperamental, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, protean, mutable, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, kaleidoscopic, fluid, wavering, vacillating, moody, flighty, wayward, whimsical, giddy, impulsive; technical labile. ANTONYMS stable, steady, constant. WORD TOOLKIT mercurial See variable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Spanish Dictionary

mercurial

mercurial adjetivo 1 Del dios romano Mercurio o relacionado con él .2 Del planeta Mercurio o relacionado con él .3 Del mercurio o relacionado con este elemento químico :a los sifilíticos se les aplicaron en ocasiones tratamientos mercuriales .SINÓNIMO mercúrico .4 Que contiene mercurio :sales mercuriales; residuos mercuriales .SINÓNIMO mercúrico .5 nombre femenino Planta de flores verdosas cuyo jugo se ha empleado como purgante .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mercurial

mer cu ri al /məː r kjʊ́ ə riəl /形容詞 1 ｟文 ｠〈気分が 〉変わりやすい .2 ｟文 ｠機転の利く, 活発な .3 水銀を含む .