Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloaklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cloak-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a cloak (item of clothing).

Example Sentences

"That was defined for quite some time as any woman who was not wearing an abaya, the cloaklike covering meant to conceal the shape of a woman’s body completely."

Etymology

From cloak + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cloak

Inflected Forms

more cloaklike (comparative) most cloaklike (superlative)

Questions

What does cloaklike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a cloak (item of clothing).
Where does cloaklike come from?: From cloak + -like.

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