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racelike

racelike

8.6
Showing physical or cultural traits of a particular group of people
  • adjective
: racial
  • Some ancient sculptures have racelike characteristics that suggest their cultural origins.

Examples

  • The novel describes a society with racelike divisions based on appearance and tradition.

  • His racelike features are reminiscent of his heritage.

  • The artist used racelike features to emphasize the diversity of the community in her painting.

  • She has a racelike beauty that captivates everyone.

  • The artist used racelike features to emphasize the diversity of the community in her painting.

  • Some ancient sculptures have racelike characteristics that suggest their cultural origins.

  • His racelike features are reminiscent of his heritage.

Synonyms

racial
vsracelike
523 3.7

About differences between groups of people with different skin colour or family background

focuses on resemblance to a specific ethnic group's physical or cultural traits

How Typical

stereotypical
31 4.4
typical
714 1.0
racelike
8.6
similar
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

racelike positive

Morphology

racelike = race (transparent) = race + like

The form is the productive combination of 'race' (ethnic sense) + '-like', yielding 'resembling a particular race', which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Racelike combines race ('a group of people') and the ending -like ('similar to'). Because race came into English through French and Italian words for a group or family, racelike means having features, traits, or culture similar to a particular race.