olive-like

1 5.2

Like an olive in colour or shape

adjective

: similar a la oliva

The plant produces olive-like fruits that are small and green.

Examples

Her dress was a deep, olive-like shade that suited her complexion.
The insect's olive-like body camouflaged well among the tree leaves.
The olive-like fruit hung from the tree.
She picked an olive-like berry from the bush.
The insect's olive-like body camouflaged well among the tree leaves.
The plant produces olive-like fruits that are small and green.
Her dress was a deep, olive-like shade that suited her complexion.

Synonyms

olivary

vsolive-like

Specialized

1 9.9

A shape like a small olive used to describe parts of the body

is a general description of appearance size or shape outside anatomy

olivelike

vsolive-like

5.8

Having the shape, color, or feel of an olive

is written with a hyphen instead of as one word

How Olive-like

olive-like

1 5.2

olive-colored

1 3.7

Surface Forms

olive-like positive

Morphology

olive-like = olive (transparent) = olive + like

Productive adjectival formation with '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the sense is directly derived from 'olive'.

Etymology

Olive-like combines olive, from Latin oliva meaning 'olive', and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So, olive-like simply describes something that is like an olive in color, shape, or size.