Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

candlelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-dle-like
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a candle.

Etymology

Etymology tree English candle Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English candlelike From candle + -like.

Inflected Forms

more candlelike (comparative) most candlelike (superlative)

Questions

What does candlelike mean?: Resembling a candle.
Where does candlelike come from?: Etymology tree English candle Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English candlelike From candle + -like.

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