Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
fil-i-form
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.

adj

Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more filiform (comparative) most filiform (superlative)

Derived Forms

filiformed filiformly subfiliform

Synonyms

filamentous filamentlike threadlike thready

Questions

What does filiform mean?
Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
Where does filiform come from?
Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.

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