-form

suffix

Having the shape or form of; looking like.

“chloroform”

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quasi-para--oid-esque-ish-ly-some-y
OriginLatin -fōrmis →
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Meanings

-form1

suffix

alternative -iform

  1. Having the shape or form of; looking like.

    vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)

    Synonyms: quasi-, para-, -oid, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y

-form2

suffix
  1. Related to formic acid in some way.

    chloroform

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixHaving the shape or form of; looking like.

Similar
quasi-para--oid-esque-ish-ly-some-y-ass-like
Also see
-ass-esque-ish-like-ly-oidpara-quasi-shaped

Origin

-form · suffix

  1. Latin-fōrmis“having the form of”
  2. English-form

From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”).

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-form · suffix

  1. Latinformīca“ant”
  2. English-form

From formic, from Latin formīca (“ant”).

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Cite this entry
APA

-form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-form

MLA

“-form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-form. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-form,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-form.

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