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bonelike

bonelike

1 6.3
Like bone in appearance, texture, or structure
  • adjective
  • /ˈboʊnˌlaɪk/
: similar a hueso
  • The artist sculpted the material into a bonelike structure.

Examples

  • The mineral formed a bonelike layer around the implant.

  • The bonelike structure of the fossil was fascinating.

  • Doctors removed a bonelike mass from the patient's shoulder.

  • He admired the bonelike texture of the sculpture.

  • The ancient sculpture had a bonelike texture that gave it an eerie realism.

  • The artist used a material that looked bonelike for her intricate designs.

  • These candy sticks are hard and bonelike, making them difficult to chew.

Synonyms

bony
vsbonelike
16 3.0

Made from the hard parts inside animals or humans, like a skeleton

describes a resemblance instead of actual composition
osteoid
vsbonelike
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Like the soft part of bone before it hardens

is used for general resemblance in appearance, texture, or structure
osseous
vsbonelike
  • Specialized
1 9.4

Relating to bone or made of bone

describes things that only look like that tissue rather than being made of it

Antonyms

soft
557 1.0

Easily pressed when you touch it

How Bone-Like

bony
16 3.0
bonelike
1 6.3

Surface Forms

bonelike positive

Morphology

bonelike = bone (transparent) = bone + like

The adjective is a straightforward derivation from the noun 'bone' with the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling'.

Etymology

The word bonelike comes from the simple parts bone and the ending -like, where 'like' means 'similar to'. So, bonelike means 'resembling bone', something that looks or feels like bone.