żelazny — meaning in English

English meaning

• ferrous adj Containing or relating to iron.
• iron noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
• irony noun A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is the opposite of what was expected.

Senses

żelazny is used for these senses in English:

• ferrous Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)
• hard-and-fast (idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation
• iron (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
• iron (figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
• irony Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

ferrous — full definition

1. adj Containing or relating to iron.
2. adj In chemistry, describing iron compounds where the iron has a +2 charge.

iron — full definition

1. noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
2. noun A small electrical appliance with a hot, flat base, used to smooth wrinkles out of clothes.
3. verb To smooth clothing or fabric using a heated iron.
4. adj Extremely strong, tough, or unyielding, used figuratively.

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