Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netlike

/nˈɛtlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: net-like
IPA: /nˈɛtlˌaɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English netlike From net + -like.

Inflected Forms

more netlike (comparative) most netlike (superlative)

Synonyms

lacy netted webbed weblike webby

Questions

How do you pronounce netlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛtlˌaɪk/.
What does netlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.
Where does netlike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English netlike From net + -like.

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