"metallic" meaning in English

See metallic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: metallic
Etymology: : metallic < metal + -ic
  1. μεταλλικός
    Sense id: el-metallic-en-adj-iuIUkbhV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "text": "I love these metallic colors, aren’t they perfect?",
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