Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veillike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veil-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a veil.

Example Sentences

"The moon went slowly down in chastened loveliness; she departed like some sweet bride into her chamber, and long veil-like shadows crept up the sky through which the stars peeped shyly out."

Etymology

From veil + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: veil

Inflected Forms

more veillike (comparative) most veillike (superlative)

Questions

What does veillike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a veil.
Where does veillike come from?: From veil + -like.

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