lutelike

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adjective

Resembling a lute in form or sound

“a lutelike instrument”

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivelutelike (comparative more lutelike, superlative most lutelike)

comparative more lutelike · superlative most lutelike

  1. entertainmentResembling a lute in form or sound

    a lutelike instrument

    1 more example

    And an African ensemble, with Kewulay Kamara narrating and Missia Sarah Dioubate singing to the accompaniment of the lutelike kora and percussion, offered "A Badenya Greeting: Being of One Mother."

    2009 January 2, Allan Kozinn, “Reflecting on Peace in the Quiet Light of Song”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishlute
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishlutelike

From lute + -like.

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APA

lutelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutelike

MLA

“lutelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutelike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lutelike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutelike.

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