papillary

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adjective

Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).

Similar
papillarpapillose
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Meanings

adjectivepapillary (comparative more papillary, superlative most papillary)

comparative more papillary · superlative most papillary

  1. Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).

    Synonyms: papillar

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).

Similar
papillar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or resembling papilla

Similar
papillose
Also see
papillarpapillose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From papilla + -ary.

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Translations

Arabic حُلَيْمِيّ
  • حُلَيْمِيّ (ḥulaymiyy)having the properties of a papilla
Bulgarian пъпковиден
  • пъпковиден (păpkoviden)having the properties of a papilla
Catalan papil·lar
  • papil·larhaving the properties of a papilla
Czech papilární
  • papilárníhaving the properties of a papilla
Estonian papillaarne
  • papillaarnehaving the properties of a papilla
Finnish papillaarinen
  • papillaarinenhaving the properties of a papilla
French papillaire
  • papillairehaving the properties of a papilla
Italian papillare
  • papillarehaving the properties of a papilla
Latin papillāris
  • papillārishaving the properties of a papilla
Persian پاپیلر
  • پاپیلر (pâpiler)having the properties of a papilla
Polish papilarny
  • papilarnyhaving the properties of a papilla
Spanish papilar
  • papilarhaving the properties of a papilla
Swedish papillarisk
  • papillariskhaving the properties of a papilla
Turkish papiler
  • papilerhaving the properties of a papilla

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with papillary

Hilaryauxiliaryancillarycapillaryaxillarymaxillaryfritillarypillorypupillaryarmillaryneurofibrillarybacillarysubmaxillaryadmaxillaryantennomaxillarybimaxillarycircummaxillarycodicillarycoronomaxillarydentomaxillaryethmomaxillaryfaciomaxillaryfrontomaxillaryinframaxillary
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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