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cherry-like

cherry-like

4.1
Having the color, taste or look of a cherry
  • adjective
  • /ˈʧɛriˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a una cereza
  • The fruit's cherry-like appearance made it look delicious, but it tasted quite different.

Examples

  • The dessert had a cherry-like flavor that was delightful.

  • She wore a dress in a cherry-like shade of red to the party.

  • The new drink has a cherry-like sweetness that makes it very refreshing.

  • She wore a cherry-like dress to the party.

  • The new drink has a cherry-like sweetness that makes it very refreshing.

  • She wore a dress in a cherry-like shade of red to the party.

  • The dessert had a cherry-like flavor that was delightful.

Synonyms

cherry
vscherry-like
2 1.0

Having a deep bright red color like ripe cherries

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color
cherry-red
vscherry-like
1 3.1

A deep bright red color like ripe cherries

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color
cherry red
vscherry-like
1 1.6

A bright, deep red like ripe cherries

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color
sour cherry
vscherry-like
1 3.6

A deep red colour like the skin of ripe tart fruit

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color
cherried
vscherry-like
3.8

Bright red like a small round fruit

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color
cerise
vscherry-like
7.2

Having a bright red-pink color like a ripe cherry

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color
black cherry
vscherry-like
3.7

A dark red colour that looks almost black and is used for clothes and paint

is broader and covers similarity in appearance, taste, or color

How Cherry-Flavored

cherried
3.3
cherry-like
4.1
plain
208 1.0

Surface Forms

cherry-like positive

Morphology

cherry-like = cherry (transparent) = cherry + like

The adjective is a direct adjectival formation meaning 'resembling a cherry', which is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Cherry-like comes from the everyday word cherry, the small red fruit whose name came into English from a place in ancient Turkey, and the ending -like means 'similar to'. So something cherry-like looks, tastes, or has the red color of a cherry.