Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanlike

/fˈænlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fan-like
IPA: /fˈænlˌaɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fanlike From fan + -like.

Inflected Forms

more fanlike (comparative) most fanlike (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce fanlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈænlˌaɪk/.
What does fanlike mean?: Resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).
Where does fanlike come from?: Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fanlike From fan + -like.

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