Meanings
adjectivechantlike (comparative more chantlike, superlative most chantlike)
comparative more chantlike · superlative most chantlike
- Resembling a chant.
In this context the chantlike elements of his “Psalom” came across with a ritualistic, almost Hebraic quality.
2007 October 25, Anthony Tommasini, “The Sonatasization of Philip Roth’s ‘Everyman’”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveuttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishchant
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishchantlike
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chantlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chantlike.
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