What it means
- (noun) Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
- (noun) A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an animated, lively, quick-witted or volatile character.
- (noun) A chemical compound containing mercury.
- (noun) A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
- (adjective) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. “his mercurial temperament”
- (adjective) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
- (adjective) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
- (adjective) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
- (adjective) Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
- (adjective) Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence , money-making; crafty.
Letter analysis
- Mercurial contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- auricle
- curlier
- miracle
- reclaim
- calmer
- carrel
- curler
- lacier
- mailer
- malice
- racier
- camel
- claim
- clear
- clime
- cream
- crier
- crime
- cruel
- curer
- curie
- lamer
- lemur
- lucre
- micra
- miler
- mural
- racer
- realm
- rearm
- recur
- relic
- ruler
- rural
- ulcer
- acme
- acre
- alum
- amir
- calm
- came
- care
- clam
- clue
- cram
- cure
- curl
- earl
- ecru
- emir
- lace
- lair
- lame
- liar
- lice
- lieu
- lime
- lira
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with MER
- mercantile
- mercenaries
- mercenary
- mercerize
- mercerized
- mercerizes
- mercerizing
- merchandise
- merchandised
- merchandises
- merchandising
- merchandize
- merchandized
- merchandizes
- merchandizing
- merchant
- merchantman
- merchantmen
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Common questions
What does Mercurial mean?
Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
How many letters are in Mercurial?
Mercurial has 9 letters.
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