thoughtlike

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adjective

Resembling a thought.

“Dreaming is a thoughtlike process.”

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

adjectivethoughtlike (comparative more thoughtlike, superlative most thoughtlike)

comparative more thoughtlike · superlative most thoughtlike

  1. Resembling a thought.
  2. Resembling the process of thought.

    Dreaming is a thoughtlike process.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  2. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  5. Old Englishþōht
  6. Middle Englishthought
  7. Englishthought
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishthoughtlike

From thought + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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