Mercurial: meaning, definitions and examples
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mercurial
[ məˈkjʊərɪəl ]
emotional
subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
Synonyms
capricious, fickle, unpredictable, volatile
Examples of usage
- her mercurial temperament made it difficult to predict how she would react
- his mercurial behavior often left his friends feeling confused
Translations
Translations of the word "mercurial" in other languages:
🇵🇹 mercurial
- volúvel
- imprevisível
🇮🇳 परिवर्तनीय
- अस्थिर
- अप्रत्याशित
🇩🇪 quecksilbrig
- unbeständig
- unberechenbar
🇮🇩 berubah-ubah
- tidak stabil
- tak terduga
🇺🇦 меркуріальний
- мінливий
- непередбачуваний
🇵🇱 rtęciowy
- zmienny
- nieprzewidywalny
🇯🇵 水銀の
- 変わりやすい
- 予測不可能な
🇫🇷 mercuriel
- changeant
- imprévisible
🇪🇸 mercurial
- volátil
- impredecible
🇹🇷 cıvalı
- değişken
- öngörülemez
🇰🇷 수은의
- 변덕스러운
- 예측할 수 없는
🇸🇦 زئبقي
- متقلب
- غير متوقع
🇨🇿 rtuťový
- nestálý
- nepředvídatelný
🇸🇰 ortuťový
- nestály
- nepredvídateľný
🇨🇳 汞的
- 善变的
- 不可预测的
🇸🇮 živosrebrni
- nestanoviten
- nepredvidljiv
🇮🇸 kvikasilfur
- breytilegur
- óútreiknanlegur
🇰🇿 сынапты
- өзгермелі
- болжап болмайтын
🇬🇪 ვერცხლისწყლის
- ცვალებადი
- გაურკვეველი
🇦🇿 civalı
- dəyişkən
- qeyri-müəyyən
🇲🇽 mercurial
- volátil
- impredecible
Word origin
The word 'mercurial' originated from the Latin word 'mercurialis', which is derived from 'Mercurius', the Roman god of commerce, travel, and luck. The term has been used since the 14th century to describe things related to the element mercury or to characterize someone with unpredictable behavior.