ensiform

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US/ˈɛnsəˌfɔɹm/

adjective

shaped like a sword blade

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectiveensiform (comparative more ensiform, superlative most ensiform)

comparative more ensiform · superlative most ensiform

  1. shaped like a sword blade

    Synonyms: ensate, swordlike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshaped like a sword blade

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveshaped like a sword blade

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinensis“sword”
  2. Englishensiform

From Latin ensis (“sword”) + -form.

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Translations

Finnish miekkamainen
  • miekkamainenshaped like a sword blade
French ensiforme
  • ensiformeshaped like a sword blade
Irish claíomhchruthach
  • claíomhchruthachshaped like a sword blade
Italian ensiforme
  • ensiformeshaped like a sword blade
Polish mieczowaty
  • mieczowatyshaped like a sword blade
Spanish ensiforme
  • ensiformeshaped like a sword blade

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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