Definition of quicksilver

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • quicksilver is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 29
  • quicksilver is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 29
  • quicksilver is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 33

Definition of quicksilver


  • liable to sudden unpredictable change (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next

    Synonyms

    1. erratic
    2. fickle
    3. mercurial
  • a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. atomic number 80
    2. hg
    3. hydrargyrum
    4. mercury

See definition of quicksilver in Merriam Webster