Meanings
adjectivethreadlike (comparative more threadlike, superlative most threadlike)
comparative more threadlike · superlative most threadlike · alternative thread-like
- Resembling a thread in length or thinness.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivethin in diameter; resembling a thread
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishthread
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishthreadlike
Translations
Bulgarian влакнест, нишковиден
- влакнест (vlaknest)resembling a thread in length or thinness
- нишковиден (niškoviden)resembling a thread in length or thinness
Māori tōhihi
- tōhihiresembling a thread in length or thinness
Cite this entry
APA
threadlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threadlike
MLA
“threadlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threadlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threadlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threadlike.
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