mithril
/ˈmɪθ.ɹɪl/
mithril noun: a fictional silvery metal of great strength and value, primarily in fantasy and role-playing settings.
Noun
mithril (uncountable)
- A fictional silvery metal of great strength and value, primarily in fantasy and role-playing settings.
- ‘The wealth of Moria was not in gold and jewels, the toys of the Dwarves; nor in iron, their servant. Such things they found here, it is true, especially iron; but they did not need to delve for them: all things that they desired they could obtain in traffic. For here alone in the world was found...1954, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, London: George Allen & Unwin, →OCLC; republished Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin...
- In order to get the iron ore, mithril and leather strap, you must do the following.1993, David Ladyman, Shay Addams, Quest for Clues: The Manual of Swords, page 124
mithril meaning in Bengali and Thai
mithril in Bengali
- fictional metal
- মিথ্রিল mithril
mithril in Thai
- fictional metal
- มิธริล mít-rīw
Examples of mithril in a sentence
- For here alone in the world was found Moria-silver, or true-silver as some have called it: mithril is the Elvish name.1954, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, London: George Allen &...
- Open the double doors to the south and get the mithril plate boots and mithril chain leggings.1995, Peter Olafson, Thunderscape: The Official Strategy Guide, page 128:
- A gold dragon's fire could melt iron and steel in seconds, depending on its quality, but this heat only made mithril malleable.2012, J. Michael Fluck, Dragon Alliance: Rise Against Shadow, page 422:
Forms of mithril
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Origin of mithril
Coined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his constructed language Sindarin as mithril, from mith (“pale grey”) + a derivative of the Primitive Elvish root *ril- (‘brilliant light, glitter’).
Questions about mithril
- What does mithril mean?
- Mithril means a fictional silvery metal of great strength and value, primarily in fantasy and role-playing settings.
- What is mithril in Bengali?
- Mithril in Bengali is মিথ্রিল (mithril). See Mithril meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use mithril in a sentence?
- For here alone in the world was found Moria-silver, or true-silver as some have called it: mithril is the Elvish name.
- What part of speech is mithril?
- Mithril is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mithril?
- Mithril is pronounced /ˈmɪθ.ɹɪl/.
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