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olivelike

olivelike

5.8
Having the shape, color, or feel of an olive
  • adjective
  • /ˈɑːlɪvˌlaɪk/
: color aceituna
  • An olivelike color covered the kitchen walls, giving the space a Mediterranean feel.

Examples

  • The plant produces small, olivelike berries in the autumn.

  • Her earrings were shaped in an olivelike form that caught the light beautifully.

  • This fruit is olivelike.

  • The new car is olivelike in color!

  • An olivelike color covered the kitchen walls, giving the space a Mediterranean feel.

  • The plant produces small, olivelike berries in the autumn.

  • Her earrings were shaped in an olivelike form that caught the light beautifully.

Synonyms

olive-like
vsolivelike
1 5.2

Like an olive in colour or shape

includes color and texture as well as shape rather than only size or form
olivary
vsolivelike
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

is the general descriptive term used beyond anatomical contexts

How Olive-like

olivelike
5.8

Surface Forms

olivelike positive

Morphology

olivelike = olive (transparent) = olive + like

Formed with the productive adjectival suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the meaning is directly derived from 'olive'.

Etymology

Olivelike comes from the familiar word olive, the small green fruit and its colour, plus the ending -like, which means 'similar to' or 'resembling'. So olivelike means 'resembling an olive' in shape, color, or texture.