Meanings
adjectiveflutelike (comparative more flutelike, superlative most flutelike)
comparative more flutelike · superlative most flutelike
- Resembling a flute or the sound of flute music
That outlook is embodied in Ms. Collins’s nearly vibrato-less singing in a voice that is in prime condition as she slides from a pure flutelike soprano into a gutsier middle register.
2007 February 15, Stephen Holden, “Singing Songs of Time, While Watching It Stand Still”, in New York Times
Origin
- Englishflute
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishflutelike
Translations
Russian флейтоподо́бный
- флейтоподо́бный (flejtopodóbnyj)resembling a flute
Ukrainian флейтоподі́бний
- флейтоподі́бний (flejtopodíbnyj)resembling a flute
Cite this entry
APA
flutelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutelike
MLA
“flutelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutelike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flutelike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutelike.
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