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papillary

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɪləɹi

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: papillar

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or resembling papilla

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: papillose

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English papillary From papilla + -ary.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حُلَيْمِيّ (ḥulaymiyy) — having the properties of a papilla
  • Bulgarian: пъпковиден (pǎpkoviden) — having the properties of a papilla
  • Catalan: papil·lar — having the properties of a papilla
  • Czech: papilární — having the properties of a papilla
  • Estonian: papillaarne — having the properties of a papilla
  • Finnish: papillaarinen — having the properties of a papilla
  • French: papillaire — having the properties of a papilla
  • Italian: papillare — having the properties of a papilla
  • Latin: papillāris — having the properties of a papilla
  • Persian: پاپیلر (pâpiler) — having the properties of a papilla
  • Polish: papilarny — having the properties of a papilla
  • Spanish: papilar — having the properties of a papilla
  • Swedish: papillarisk — having the properties of a papilla
  • Turkish: papiler — having the properties of a papilla