Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snakelike

/snˈeɪklˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: snake-like
IPA: /snˈeɪklˌaɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.

adj

Characteristic of or resembling a snake.

Example Sentences

"I could, however, clearly distinguish that the swathed mummy-like form before me was that of a tall and lovely woman, instinct with beauty in every part, and also with a certain snake-like grace which I had never seen anything to equal before."
"a snakelike forked tongue"
"Skinks are lizards, but some species have lost their limbs over eons of evolution, giving them a snakelike look."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English snakelike From snake + -like.

Inflected Forms

more snakelike (comparative) most snakelike (superlative)

Derived Forms

snakelikeness unsnakelike

Frequently Paired Words

anguine anguinous colubrine elapine ophidian serpentine serpentiginous

Synonyms

serpentine snaky

Questions

How do you pronounce snakelike?: The recorded pronunciation is /snˈeɪklˌaɪk/.
What does snakelike mean?: Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
Where does snakelike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English snakelike From snake + -like.

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