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netlike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: N EH1 T L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having open interstices or resembling a web

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lacy, netted, webbed, weblike, webby

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English netlike From net + -like.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: síťkovaný — having openings like a net
  • Finnish: verkkomainen — having openings like a net
  • French: réticulaire — having openings like a net
  • Greek: δικτυωτός (diktyotós) — having openings like a net
  • Polish: mający otwory jak siatka — having openings like a net