adj
Meaning 1
Having the form of a thread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
threadlike
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adj
Meaning 2
Resembling a thread in length or thinness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, thready
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English thread Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English threadlike From thread + -like.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: влакнест (vlaknest) — resembling a thread in length or thinness
- Bulgarian: нишковиден (niškoviden) — resembling a thread in length or thinness
- Māori: tōhihi — resembling a thread in length or thinness