Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ringlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ring-like
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a ring; round or nearly so.

Example Sentences

"The worm had a number of ringlike bands around its body."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more ringlike (comparative) most ringlike (superlative)

Questions

What does ringlike mean?: Like a ring; round or nearly so.
Where does ringlike come from?: Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ringlike From ring + -like.

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