vinyllike

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adjective

Resembling vinyl in appearance, texture, or quality; slick, shiny, and durable.

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

adjectivevinyllike (comparative more vinyllike, superlative most vinyllike)

comparative more vinyllike · superlative most vinyllike

  1. Resembling vinyl in appearance, texture, or quality; slick, shiny, and durable.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
  3. Proto-Italic*wīnom
  4. Latinvīnum
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Englishvinyl
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. Englishvinyllike

From vinyl + -like.

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APA

vinyllike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyllike

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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