songlike

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adjective

Resembling a song

“a songlike adagio”

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ariosemelodiousmelodicmusical
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English song →
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Meanings

adjectivesonglike (not comparable)
  1. not comparableResembling a song

    a songlike adagio

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a melody (as distinguished from recitative)

Similar
ariosemelodiousmelodicmusical
Also see
ariosemelodicmelodiousmusical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sengʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séngʷʰ-e-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*singwaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*sangwaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sangu
  6. Old Englishsang
  7. Middle Englishsong
  8. Englishsong
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishsonglike

From song + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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