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falconlike

falconlike

5.6
Looking and acting like a falcon
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔːlkənˌlaɪk/
translation icon : halconino
  • Her movements were falconlike as she swooped down to catch the prey.

Examples

  • The bird displayed falconlike features with its sharp beak and keen eyesight.

  • He was all of those things: a stranger, a foreigner in the more general sense of the word, a wanderer, and he also was falconlike, now that I think of it.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The artist's painting of the bird was falconlike, capturing its fierce elegance.

Synonyms

birdlike
vsfalconlike
3 3.2

Like a bird in how it looks, moves, or sounds

is narrower referring to a predatory raptor not any feathered creature
birdy
vsfalconlike
1 6.8

Like a bird in how it looks, sounds, or moves

is about predatory raptor appearance and behaviour rather than general traits
hawklike
vsfalconlike
1 5.3

Having sharp eyes and a strong, focused look

is more specific to a smaller faster raptor type
falconine
vsfalconlike
9.9

Having sharp eyes and a hooked beak like a bird of prey

is the general descriptive form for the same raptor features

Surface Forms

falconlike positive

Morphology

falconlike = falcon (transparent) = falcon + like

The adjective is formed directly from the noun 'falcon' with the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the sense is clear to learners.

Etymology

Falconlike comes from falcon + -like, and falcon comes from an old Latin word meaning 'sickle', because a falcon's beak and claws are curved like a small sickle. So, to be falconlike is to look or act like a falcon — sharp, fast, and with a keen gaze.