nutlike

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adjective

Resembling a nut.

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

adjectivenutlike (comparative more nutlike, superlative most nutlike)

comparative more nutlike · superlative most nutlike

  1. Resembling a nut.

    Synonyms: nuttish, nutty

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling a nut.

Similar
nuttishnutty

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving the flavor of nuts

Similar
nuttytasty

adjectiveresembling a nut in shape and size

Similar
roundcircular
Also see
nuttishnutty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hnuts
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hnut
  3. Old Englishhnutu
  4. Middle Englishnote
  5. Englishnut
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Englishnutlike

From nut + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tunlike
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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