Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: hair-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: furlike"
"The moss grew in a hairlike mass over the rocks."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more hairlike (comparative) most hairlike (superlative)

Synonyms

piloid hairy furlike capillary

Questions

What does hairlike mean?: Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
Where does hairlike come from?: Etymology tree English hair Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English hairlike From hair + -like.

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