adj
Meaning 1
Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
thready
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rhymes with -ɛdi
adj
Meaning 2
weak.
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, threadlike
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
forming viscous or glutinous threads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ropy, ropey, stringy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English *thredi, *thredy (suggested by derivative Middle English thredines, þredinez (“fibrousness, stringiness”, literally “threadiness”)), equivalent to thread + -y.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: vláknitý — filamentous