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There's a mercurial nature, but more of a mysterious nature to women that I think is what makes them so attractive. And I think that that's what I love: Guys never seem to know when they've come too close and crossed the line, and then the temper comes.
Andrew Stanton

Meaning of "mercurial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERCURIAL

From Latin mercuriālis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCURIAL

mercurial  [mɜːˈkjʊərɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCURIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mercurial can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERCURIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mercurial

Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. It is mainly implemented using the Python programming language, but includes a binary diff implementation written in C. It is supported on MS Windows and Unix-like systems, such as FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Linux. Mercurial is primarily a command line program but graphical user interface extensions are available. All of Mercurial's operations are invoked as arguments to its driver program hg, a reference to the chemical symbol of the element mercury. Mercurial's major design goals include high performance and scalability, decentralized, fully distributed collaborative development, robust handling of both plain text and binary files, and advanced branching and merging capabilities, while remaining conceptually simple. It includes an integrated web interface. Mercurial has also taken steps to ease the transition for SVN users. The creator and lead developer of Mercurial is Matt Mackall. Mercurial is released as free software under the terms of the GNU GPL v2.

Definition of mercurial in the English dictionary

The first definition of mercurial in the dictionary is of, like, containing, or relating to mercury. Other definition of mercurial is volatile; lively. Mercurial is also of, like, or relating to the god or the planet Mercury.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCURIAL


aerial
ˈɛərɪəl
ariel
ˈɛərɪəl
bacterial
bækˈtɪərɪəl
centurial
sɛnˈtjʊərɪəl
cereal
ˈsɪərɪəl
curial
ˈkjʊərɪəl
epineurial
ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəl
ethereal
ɪˈθɪərɪəl
imperial
ɪmˈpɪərɪəl
intramercurial
ˌɪntrəmɜːˈkjʊərɪəl
manurial
məˈnjʊərɪəl
material
məˈtɪərɪəl
nonmercurial
ˌnɒnmɜːˈkjʊərɪəl
organomercurial
ˌɔːɡənəʊˌmɜːˈkjʊərɪəl
perineurial
ˌperɪˈnjʊərɪəl
purpureal
pɜːˈpjʊərɪəl
serial
ˈsɪərɪəl
tenurial
tɪˈnjʊərɪəl
urial
ˈʊərɪəl
Uriel
ˈjʊərɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCURIAL

mercurate
mercuration
mercurialisation
mercurialise
mercurialism
mercurialist
mercuriality
mercurialization
mercurialize
mercurially
mercurialness
mercuric
mercuric chloride
mercuric oxide
mercuric sulphide
mercuries
Mercurochrome
mercurous
mercurous chloride
mercury

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCURIAL

burial
editorial
entrepreneurial
equatorial
Escurial
industrial
infopreneurial
intrapreneurial
janitorial
managerial
memorial
ministerial
pictorial
reburial
rial
seigneurial
terrestrial
territorial
trial
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Synonyms and antonyms of mercurial in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «MERCURIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mercurial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mercurial

Translation of «mercurial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCURIAL

Find out the translation of mercurial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mercurial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mercurial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

善变
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercurial
570 millions of speakers

English

mercurial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزئبقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ртутный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercurial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তত্পর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mercuriel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mercurial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quecksilber-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水銀の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lanh lợi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதரசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पारदर्शक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cıvalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mutevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mercurial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ртутний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mercurial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άστατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mercurial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mercurial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mercurial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCURIAL»

The term «mercurial» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.036 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCURIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mercurial

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3 QUOTES WITH «MERCURIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mercurial.
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Claire Danes
I actually think in some ways that it might be more challenging to be bipolar because it's so mercurial - it's so ever-changing. You can't get any traction. You can't build on a system. Whereas, somebody who has Asperger's, which is certainly a much more forgiving expression of autism, can create models for coping and build on them over time.
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Lexa Doig
I'm totally on a mission to find my signature scent, but I'm too mercurial.
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Andrew Stanton
There's a mercurial nature, but more of a mysterious nature to women that I think is what makes them so attractive. And I think that that's what I love: Guys never seem to know when they've come too close and crossed the line, and then the temper comes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCURIAL»

Discover the use of mercurial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mercurial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mercurial: The Definitive Guide: The Definitive Guide
This guide will help you: Learn the basics of working with a repository, changesets, and revisions Merge changes from separate repositories Set up Mercurial to work with files on a daily basis, including which ones to track Get examples and ...
Bryan O'Sullivan, 2009
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Violence: 'mercurial Gestalt'
Her viewpoint complements analyses of violence ¿ that 'mercurial gestalt¿ ¿ by other contributors to this collection derived from a Cultures of Violence conference held at St. Catherine¿s College, Oxford, organized by the Inter ...
Tobe Levin, 2008
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Recent Studies on Mercurial Preservatives: An Indicative ...
A bibliography is given consisting of 116 references on mercurial preservatives for coatings, wood, paper, textiles, leather, emulsions, adhesives, and other materials.
‎1963
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Calomel in America: Mercurial Panacea, War, Song and Ghosts
Formed as a word and a chemical compound in an culturally diverse Europe, calomel came to America as a solution to epidemics also imported.
Richard M. Swiderski, 2008
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The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in ...
Filled with angels and devils, high art and low cunning, talismans and stars, The Mercurial Emperor offers a captivating perspective on a pivotal moment in the history of Western civilisation.
Peter Marshall, 2013
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In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a ...
The Mercurial Life of a Legendary Writer and Editor Larry L. King. CHAPTER. 9. THE 196o8 AND 197os were decades in which political activists seemed to sprout like wildflowers. Journalists, for the f1rst time in large lots, became partisans ...
Larry L. King, 2006
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Rasaśāstra, the mercurial system
On uses of mercury in Ayurvedic system in Indic medicine.
Pavuluri Himasagara Chandra Murthy, 2008
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Universal Dictionary of the English Language: Ine-Rhe
a [Lat. mercurialis, from mercurivs = mercury (q.v.) ; Pr. mercurial ; 8p. mercurial; ItaL mercuriale.] A. As adjective; 1. Of or pertaining to Mercury ; having the qualities ascribed to Mercury. An astrological word introduced when men believed that ...
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1897
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A Universal formulary
U. S. Ph. This is the strong mercurial ointment. It cjn be weakened by the addition of lard, as may be wished. Used as an inunction to mercurial- lie the system, by rubbing about a drachm on the inside of the thighs, twice a-day. R. Mercury, two ...
Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1866
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The mercurial wood: sites, tales, qualities
The Mercurial Wood excavates hidden meaning from the past and combines it with present-day experiences to present a unique view of the future.
John Milbank, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCURIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mercurial is used in the context of the following news items.
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NFC off-season grades: Detroit Lions get a D-minus
Unable to unload Jay Cutler, new staff will be latest trying to salvage mercurial quarterback's career. First-round WR Kevin White may ultimately ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Seven months after he chose Rockets over Clippers, Josh Smith …
Somewhat obscured by those splashy moves was the arrival of Josh Smith seven months after the Clippers first tried to land the mercurial ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
3
Boxing fan Rosie Perez prefers not being a knockout, thanks - NY …
a play based on Madden's book about mercurial former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Madden, a J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner, ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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As Strong seeks breakthrough, familiar issues loom - San Antonio …
There's the continued growing-up process of mercurial wide receiver Daje Johnson, who might be UT's best playmaker and also just released a ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
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The Secret Talks That Led to the Negotiations With Iran - Carnegie …
... the head of the government was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was not only hard-line, but also very outspoken to American eyes - mercurial. «Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Jul 15»
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Matthew Bourne's The Car Man review – swaggering revival adds …
... his gaze and in the mercurial light and shade of his phrasing. He's a more elusive Luca than the great Alan Vincent, who first danced the role. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Mamata government diktat on bank branch puts gram panchayats in …
But all that changed for bankers on July 15, at least in West Bengal, a state headed by the mercurial Mamata Banerjee, when she ordered that ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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The Run Home: Storm - NRL.com
... mark as to whether the Storm can win the premiership without Billy Slater but should Cronk be at his mercurial best during the run home it will ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
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De-risking exchange adds transparency and speed to deals …
... appealing to sponsors so far, he said, because it lends transparency to a pricing process that has traditionally been somewhat mercurial. «BenefitsPro, Jul 15»
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Modern-Day Intimacy in Post:Ballet Six-Pack - Huffington Post
... and was struck by her evolution from the vulnerable half-sea creature, half-nymph of Sixes and Seven to the fearless, mercurial specter that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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