Meanings
adjectivefilamentous (comparative more filamentous, superlative most filamentous)
comparative more filamentous · superlative most filamentous
- Thin and elongated; wirelike.
- Having the form of threads or filaments.
- Having filaments; filamented; fimbriate.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivethin in diameter; resembling a thread
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
- Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
- Latinfīlum
- Late Latinfīlō
- Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
- Englishfilament
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishfilamentous
Translations
Czech vláknitý
- vláknitýhaving the form of filaments
French filamenteux
- filamenteuxhaving the form of filaments
Latin filamentosus
- filamentosushaving the form of filaments
Polish włókienkowy, nitkowaty
- włókienkowyhaving the form of filaments
- nitkowatyhaving the form of filaments
Romanian filamentos
- filamentoshaving the form of filaments
Spanish filamentoso
- filamentosohaving the form of filaments
Cite this entry
APA
filamentous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filamentous
MLA
“filamentous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filamentous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filamentous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filamentous.
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