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wisplike

/wˈɪsplaɪk/ adj

Resembling or characteristic of a wisp.

Word Origin A compound of wisp (from Proto-Germanic 'wispaz' meaning 'small bundle, handful') and like (from Proto-Germanic 'galīkaz' meaning 'having the same form, similar') — so wisplike means 'resembling a wisp,' thin and delicate. Wisp gives us wispy, and like gives us likely, likeness, and likewise. The breakdown wisp+like: like a little handful of straw.

adj Resembling or characteristic of a wisp.

The wisplike clouds drifted across the moonlit sky.

(形容词) 缕状的；丝状的

缕缕云彩飘过月光照耀的天空。

(adjetivo) Que se asemeja a un mechón o es característico de él.

Las nubes como mechones flotaban por el cielo iluminado por la luna.

(adjectif) échevelé; filamenteux; ténu; en mèches [Qui ressemble à un brin ou à un épi ; fin, léger et vaporeux.]

Les nuages fins comme des brins dérivaient dans le ciel éclairé par la lune.

(Adjektiv) wischartig; wie ein Hauch; flüchtig [einer dünnen, leichten oder flüchtigen Erscheinung ähnlich; wie ein Hauch oder eine kleine Wolke]

Die **wisplike** Wolken zogen über den mondbeschienenen Himmel.

(形容詞) 細い束や糸のようなものの特徴を備えたさま。

細い糸のような雲が月明かりの空を漂っていた。

(adjetivo) tênue; esgarçado [Que se assemelha ou é característico de um feixe; tênue e esgarçado.]

As nuvens tênues e esgarçadas deslizavam pelo céu iluminado pela lua.

Synonyms: wispy ethereal faint thin delicate airy light feathery Antonyms: solid substantial heavy dense
Word parts: wisp + like

Related words

wispy likely likeness unlike unlikely dislike likewise

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