airlike

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adjective

Resembling air, gaseous.

Similar
aeriformgaseous
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English air →
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Meanings

adjectiveairlike (comparative more airlike, superlative most airlike)

comparative more airlike · superlative most airlike

  1. Resembling air, gaseous.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresembling air or having the form of air

Similar
aeriformgaseous
Also see
aeriformgaseous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latināēr
  2. Old Frenchair
  3. Middle Englishaire
  4. Englishair
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishairlike

From air + -like.

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APA

airlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airlike

MLA

“airlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airlike.

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