Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubberlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rub-ber-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of rubber.

Example Sentences

"In the early 1940's, Mr. McIntire said, he was trying to develop a rubberlike polymer to be used as a flexible insulator."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more rubberlike (comparative) most rubberlike (superlative)

Synonyms

rubbery

Questions

What does rubberlike mean?: Having the characteristics of rubber.
Where does rubberlike come from?: Etymology tree English rubber Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English rubberlike From rubber + -like.

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