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gemlike

gemlike

5.5
Bright and clear like a small jewel
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɛmˌlaɪk/
translation icon : parecido a una gema
  • The artist used vibrant colors to create a gemlike quality in the painting.

Examples

  • The sunlight reflected off the lake, giving it a gemlike sparkle.

  • To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • After firing, it becomes a congealed, gemlike mass.

    Academic text (2006)
  • These gemlike colors?

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I find it such a shame that authors like this get such fame and fortune for writing such dross when there are these beautiful gemlike books being written all the time that don't achieve half the popularity.

    Blog text (22)
  • Her dress shone with a gemlike brilliance that caught everyone's eye.

Synonyms

lustrous
vsgemlike
1 6.3

Very famous and admired for great skill or success

focuses on jewel beauty clarity rather than general radiance
pearlescent
vsgemlike
1 7.9

A shiny surface like a pearl that shows rainbow colors when you move it

highlights clear jewel brilliance rather than shifting color effects
gemmy
vsgemlike
7.9

Bright and shiny like a jewel

emphasizes beauty brilliance and clarity rather than mere visual look
diamondlike
vsgemlike
4.2

Being very shiny and hard like a diamond

is broader, describing overall beauty brilliance and clarity
pearlized
vsgemlike
  • US
6.0

Having a shiny surface that shows soft changing colors like a pearl

contrasts by stressing sharp clarity and sparkle instead of soft sheen
pearl-like
vsgemlike
4.9

Very rare and valuable for advice or ideas

refers to visible jewel beauty brightness and clear sparkle instead

Antonyms

866 1.0

Not pleasant to look at

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

How Gemlike

dazzling
2 3.1
brilliant
14 3.0
gemlike
5.5
lustrous
9 5.3
shiny
302 1.0

Surface Forms

gemlike positive

Morphology

gemlike = gem (transparent) = gem + like

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

Etymology

The word gemlike comes from gem, meaning 'a precious stone', and the ending -like meaning 'similar to'. So gemlike means 'like a gem', shining, clear, and beautiful.