Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightninglike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: light-ning-like
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of lightning.

Example Sentences

"Connecting the images is the oratorio’s Latin text in calligraphy, by Brody Neusenschwander, that scrolls up the screen sideways in lightninglike flashes that disappear almost in the blink of eye."

Etymology

From lightning + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lightning

Inflected Forms

more lightninglike (comparative) most lightninglike (superlative)

Questions

What does lightninglike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of lightning.
Where does lightninglike come from?: From lightning + -like.

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