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souplike

souplike

3.6
Having a thin, liquid texture like soup
  • adjective
  • /ˈsuːplaɪk/
translation icon : soposo
  • The artist used a souplike texture in her painting to create a warm, comforting atmosphere.

Examples

  • The chef prepared a smooth, souplike blend of vegetables and spices.

  • What I meant to point out is that there's nothing souplike about either one of us.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • After cooking for hours, the stew had a souplike consistency that was perfect for serving.

Synonyms

soupy
vssouplike
4 3.9

Thick and wet like soup that makes moving or seeing hard

is about general similarity in appearance or quality rather than thickness
brothy
vssouplike
1 4.1

It has a thin, clear liquid and the light taste of meat or vegetables

is broader covering overall similarity not limited to thinness or taste

Antonyms

solid
325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

stiff
127 1.7

Not easy to bend or move

How Souplike

soupy
4 3.9
creamy
53 1.1
souplike
3.6
brothy
1 4.1
watery
10 1.0

Surface Forms

souplike positive

Morphology

souplike = soup (transparent) = soup + like

Clearly formed by the adjective-forming suffix '-like' attached to 'soup', meaning 'having qualities of soup', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word souplike comes from the common word soup, meaning 'a hot, liquid food', and the part -like, meaning 'similar to'. So, souplike describes something with the smooth, liquid, or flowing quality of soup.