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mercuriality|mɜːkjʊərɪˈælɪtɪ|
[f. mercurial + -ity.]
1. The condition of being mercurial; sprightliness; also, an instance of this.
1653R. Sanders Physiogn. 68 A curious mind, given to travel..his subtilty..all relates to his Mercuriality. 1838De Quincey Lamb Wks. 1858 IX. 154 The mercurialities of Lamb were infinite. 1898Spectator 23 Apr. 580 The mercuriality of the Celtic temperament.
†2. The mercurial part (of something). Obs.
1471Ripley Comp. Alch. in Ashm. (1652) 192 A naturall Mercuryalyte which cost ryght nought, Out of hys myner by Arte yt must be brought. 1657G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 316 The Sulphur of any metall or minerall (that may be separated from the Mercuriality..) may be made into the form of an essentiall Salt. |