dancelike

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adjective

Having the characteristics of a dance.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dance →
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Meanings

adjectivedancelike (comparative more dancelike, superlative most dancelike)

comparative more dancelike · superlative most dancelike · alternative dance-like

  1. Having the characteristics of a dance.

Origin

  1. Englishdance
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishdancelike

From dance + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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