ringlike

R1I1N1G2L1I1K5E1

adjective

Like a ring; round or nearly so.

“The worm had a number of ringlike bands around its body.”

Similar
roundcircular
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English ring →
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Meanings

adjectiveringlike (comparative more ringlike, superlative most ringlike)

comparative more ringlike · superlative most ringlike

  1. Like a ring; round or nearly so.

    The worm had a number of ringlike bands around its body.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving the shape of a ring

Similar
roundcircular
Also see
circular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*hring
  2. Old Englishhring
  3. Middle Englishryng
  4. Englishring
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishringlike

From ring + -like.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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