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Metallic vs Metallike - What's the difference?

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Metallic is a synonym of metallike.


As adjectives the difference between metallic and metallike

is that metallic is made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal while metallike is resembling a metal or some aspect of one.

As a noun metallic

is a color.

metallic

English

Alternative forms

* metallick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.
  • Derived terms

    * intermetallic * metallically * metallicity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A color
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    metallike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling a metal or some aspect of one.
  • Synonyms

    * metallic