Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homelike

/hˈoʊmlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: home-like
IPA: /hˈoʊmlˌaɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the comfortable characteristics of a home.

Etymology

From home + -like. Compare Swedish hemlik (“homelike”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: home

Inflected Forms

more homelike (comparative) most homelike (superlative)

Derived Forms

homelikeness unhomelike

Synonyms

homely homey homy

Questions

How do you pronounce homelike?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊmlˌaɪk/.
What does homelike mean?: Having the comfortable characteristics of a home.
Where does homelike come from?: From home + -like. Compare Swedish hemlik (“homelike”).

How to pronounce homelike

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