Threadlike

Synonyms for "threadlike" (79 found)

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airy attenuate attenuated boyish capillary cirrose cirrous delicate diaphanous diluted ethereal fibered fibroid fibrous filamentary filamentlike

Strong matches (24)

Adjective(3 words)

filamentlike filamentous filiform

fine fine drawn fine-drawn finespun flagelliform flimsy flossy frail funicular gauzy girlish gossamer gossamery gracile hairlike hairy insubstantial lacy ligamental light

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Related words (39)

papery rare rarefied ropy silky slender slenderish slight slight-made slim slimmish slinky small stringy subtle svelte sylphlike taeniate taeniform tenuous

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thin thin-bodied thin-set thin-spun thinnish thready vague wasp waisted wasp-waisted watered watered down watered-down watery weak willowy wiredrawn wiry wispy

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3 translations across 2 languages.

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Bulgarian

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влакнест adj (resembling a thread in length or thinness)
нишковиден adj (resembling a thread in length or thinness)

Māori

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tōhihi adj (resembling a thread in length or thinness)

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