sandlike

1 3.9

Having a dry, rough feel like small loose grains

adjective
/ˈsændˌlaɪk/

: arenoso

This material feels sandlike!

Examples

The texture is sandlike.
Some beaches have a sandlike soil that drains very quickly.
The geologist described the sandlike sediment as coarse and gritty.
The interior walls were coated with a sandlike finish to mimic a desert feel.
The artist mixed the paint with a sandlike texture to give it a unique appearance.
The beach was covered in a sandlike dust after the storm passed through.
These sandlike granules create an interesting surface on the sculpture.

Synonyms

sandy

vssandlike

39 1.0

Covered with sand or soil that has a lot of sand

focuses on having the fine grain texture or quality rather than surface cover

coarse-grained

vssandlike

1 4.8

A rough texture made of large visible grains

focuses on a sand texture that is fine rather than large visible grains

arenaceous

vssandlike

Specialized

9.9

Soil or plants that have a lot of sand and grow in sandy places

applies to any material with sand texture or quality beyond soil use

Antonyms

solid

224 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

smooth

224 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Sandy

gritty

13 4.1

sandlike

1 3.9

grainy

24 3.7

dusty

104 1.0

Surface Forms

sandlike positive

Morphology

sandlike = sand (transparent) = sand + like

The meaning is directly built from 'sand' plus '-like' to mean resembling or having the qualities of sand.

Etymology

Sandlike is made of sand and the ending -like, so it simply means 'like sand'. Think of tiny grains and a rough, grainy feel, which is why sandlike describes something that has the texture or quality of sand.