Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
tree-like
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having some characteristics of a tree; resembling or similar to a tree.

Etymology

From tree + -like. Compare Swedish trädliknande (“treelike”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more treelike (comparative) most treelike (superlative)

Derived Forms

treelikeness untreelike

Synonyms

arboreal arboresque treely dendritic arboreous arborescent arboriform dendriform dendroid dendroidal tree-shaped

Questions

What does treelike mean?
Having some characteristics of a tree; resembling or similar to a tree.
Where does treelike come from?
From tree + -like. Compare Swedish trädliknande (“treelike”).

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