Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun metallic

2 senses of metallic

Sense 1
metallic -- (a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")

Sense 2
metallic -- (a yarn made partly or entirely of metal)
       => thread, yarn -- (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

Antonyms of adj metallic

1 sense of metallic

Sense 1
metallic (vs. nonmetallic), metal (prenominal) -- (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce)

nonmetallic (vs. metallic), nonmetal -- (not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements")
        => metalloid -- (of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element")

Similarity of adj metallic

1 sense of metallic

Sense 1
metallic (vs. nonmetallic), metal (prenominal) -- (containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce)
       => all-metal -- (consisting completely of metal; "all-metal airplanes")
       => aluminiferous -- (containing alum or aluminum)
       => antimonial -- (containing antimony; "antimonial lead")
       => argentiferous -- (containing or yielding silver; "argentiferous ore")
       => auriferous, gold-bearing -- (containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins")
       => bimetal, bimetallic -- (formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together)
       => bronze -- (made from or consisting of bronze)
       => gold, golden, gilded -- (made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons")
       => metallike, metal-looking, metallic-looking -- (resembling metal)
       => silver -- (made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets")
       => tinny -- (thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice")