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bannerlike

bannerlike

5.5
Looking like a long cloth hung to show a message
  • adjective
  • /ˈbænərˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a una bandera
  • The clouds stretched bannerlike across the evening sky.

Examples

  • The bright fabric hung bannerlike across the entrance to the festival.

  • The bannerlike display caught everyone's attention.

  • She draped her scarf bannerlike over her shoulders to draw attention.

  • Her dress had a bannerlike design that stood out.

  • The vibrant colors of her dress were bannerlike, drawing attention wherever she went.

  • The protesters carried bannerlike signs that waved proudly in the wind.

  • His long cape flowed behind him in a bannerlike fashion as he walked across the stage.

Antonyms

ordinary
683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

unremarkable
20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

How Bannerlike

heraldic
  • Specialized
1 9.8
bannerlike
5.5
ornate
  • Literature
26 7.0
plain
208 1.0

Surface Forms

bannerlike positive

Morphology

bannerlike = banner (transparent) = banner + like

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-like' to the noun 'banner', producing the straightforward meaning 'resembling a banner'.

Etymology

The word bannerlike comes from banner, a large flag or sign that is used to show or attract attention, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So, bannerlike means 'looking or hanging like a banner', something that draws the eye or shows a message.