springlike

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adjective

Typical of spring (the season).

“It was a warm, clear, springlike day, though it was still the middle of December.”

Similar
springlyelastic
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English spring →
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Meanings

adjectivespringlike (comparative more springlike, superlative most springlike)

comparative more springlike · superlative most springlike · alternative spring-like

  1. Typical of spring (the season).

    It was a warm, clear, springlike day, though it was still the middle of December.

    Synonyms: springly

  2. Resembling a spring (coiled-shaped usually metal object).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTypical of spring (the season).

Similar
springly

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveresembling a spring or the action of a spring

Similar
elastic
Also see
springy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishspring
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishspringlike

From spring + -like.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian пролетен
  • пролетен (proleten)typical of spring
Danish forårsagtig
  • forårsagtigtypical of spring
Dutch lenteachtig
  • lenteachtigtypical of spring
Finnish keväinen
  • keväinentypical of spring
Norwegian vårlig
  • vårligtypical of spring
Russian весе́нний
  • весе́нний (vesénnij)typical of spring
Swedish vårlig, vårlik
  • vårligtypical of spring
  • vårliktypical of spring
  • våraktigtypical of spring
  • vårigtypical of spring
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APA

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MLA

“springlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “springlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springlike.

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