Definition

Having a shape or appearance similar to a thread, often long and thin.

Example

The spider spun a threadlike web between the branches.

Conversation

Have you seen those threadlike plants in the garden?

Yeah, they look really delicate and interesting!

I wonder how they grow so thin and long like that.

It's amazing! Nature can create such threadlike forms.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Threadlike → It is formed from "thread" (from Old English *þræd*, meaning a long, thin strand) and "-like" (meaning resembling or similar to). The word "threadlike" describes something that resembles or is similar to a thread in form or appearance.

Memory Tip

Think of a long, thin strand ('thread') and how something can be 'similar to' that strand — that's what 'threadlike' means.

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