woodlike

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adjective

Resembling wood, such as in color or texture

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

adjectivewoodlike (comparative more woodlike, superlative most woodlike)

comparative more woodlike · superlative most woodlike · alternative wood-like

  1. Resembling wood, such as in color or texture

    A prime example is "Ragnarok," with its scattering of airbrushed dots over a rough-textured, woodlike surface.

    2009 January 2, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ligniform

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us
  6. Proto-Germanic*widuz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*widu
  8. Old Englishwidu
  9. Old Englishwudu
  10. Middle Englishwode
  11. Englishwood
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. Englishwoodlike

From wood + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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