Meanings
comparative more vanillalike · superlative most vanillalike · alternative vanilla-like
- Resembling or characteristic of vanilla in taste or scent.
The vanillalike aroma filled the room when I lit the candle.
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The frosting had a strong vanillalike flavor, much reminiscent of vanilla ice cream.
[…] the Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), valued for the vanillalike fragrance of its purple flowers, is native to Peru.
1982, Susan J. Wernert, Reader's Digest North American Wildlife, Reader's Digest, →ISBN, page 423Soapmakers are eager to incorporate resins into soap because of their medicinal value, vanillalike scent and rich, brown tones.
1997 January 7, Susan Miller Cavitch, The Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques & Know-How, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 206The vanillalike fragrance of the mature ponderosa pines fills the air.
1998, Lisa Gollin Evans, An Outdoor Family Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 155The delicate vanillalike aroma that gave the bush its name wafted around her.
2000 February, Karen Robards, Ghost Moon, Dell Publishing, →ISBN, page 94Synonyms: vanilla-y
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of vanilla in taste or scent.
Origin
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