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gemlike

/dʒˈɛmlaɪk/ adj

Resembling a gem; thus, often brilliant and compact

Word Origin Gem comes from Latin 'gemma', which originally meant 'bud' — a precious little thing on a plant. Then it shifted to mean any precious stone, like a bud of mineral. Gemlike literally means 'having the body or form of a gem'. The suffix -like comes from Old English 'lic' meaning 'body, corpse' — so something 'godlike' has the body of a god. That's a bit macabre, but it's just 'form'. So gemlike is 'in the form of a gem'.

adj Resembling a gem; thus, often brilliant and compact

Her gemlike prose sparkled with precision and beauty in every carefully chosen word.

(形容词) 宝石般的；璀璨的

她如宝石般精美的散文在每个精心挑选的词中都闪耀着精准与美感。

(adjetivo) Que se asemeja a una gema; por lo tanto, a menudo brillante y compacto.

Su prosa, semejante a una gema, brillaba con precisión y belleza en cada palabra cuidadosamente elegida.

(adjectif) étincelant; ciselé; lapidaire [Qui ressemble à une gemme ; brillant, ciselé et compact comme un joyau.]

Sa prose ciselée comme un joyau scintillait de précision et de beauté à chaque mot soigneusement choisi.

(Adjektiv) edelsteinartig; glanzvoll; funkelnd [Einem Edelstein ähnlich; oft glänzend, kompakt und von besonderer Schönheit.]

Ihr **gemlike** Schreibstil funkelte durch Präzision und Eleganz in jedem sorgfältig gewählten Wort.

(形容詞) 宝石のような、したがってしばしば輝いていて簡潔な。

彼女の宝石のようにきらめく文章は、選び抜かれた一語一語に正確さと美しさを湛えていた。

(adjetivo) lapidar; precioso [Semelhante a uma gema; frequentemente brilhante e compacto.]

A prosa brilhante como gema dela reluzia com precisão e beleza em cada palavra cuidadosamente escolhida.

Synonyms: brilliant sparkling crystalline radiant glossy shiny dazzling luminous Antonyms: dull lackluster matte dim
Word parts: gem + like

Related words

likely likeness alike unlike dislike

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