queenlike
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a queen (female monarch); regal, majestic.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a queen (reproductive female animal).
Example Sentences
- "Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen."
Etymology
From queen + -like.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more queenlike (comparative)
most queenlike (superlative)