Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingerlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a finger, especially in shape.

Example Sentences

"From large and round to egg-shaped, to small and thin and even fingerlike, eggplants have been catching on in Toronto kitchens."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more fingerlike (comparative) most fingerlike (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

clawlike

Synonyms

fingery digitiform digitate

Questions

What does fingerlike mean?: Resembling a finger, especially in shape.
Where does fingerlike come from?: Etymology tree English finger Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fingerlike From finger + -like.

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