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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doll-like

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
dol-l--like
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a doll or dolls.

Etymology

doll + -like. To avoid the triple l in the regularly formed spelling dolllike. As with shelllike, the triple-L spelling is rarer but still found.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more doll-like (comparative) most doll-like (superlative)

Questions

What does doll-like mean?
Resembling a doll or dolls.
Where does doll-like come from?
doll + -like. To avoid the triple l in the regularly formed spelling dolllike. As with shelllike, the triple-L spelling is rarer but still found.

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