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springlike

springlike

1 3.5
Having mild weather, fresh air, and new plants like the season after winter
  • adjective
  • /ˈsprɪŋˌlaɪk/
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  • On this beautiful day, the weather feels wonderfully springlike.
  • sunny and springlike
  • springlike weather
  • springlike day

Examples

  • And what English translation could evoke the springlike freshness of the product, its creamy consistency, or the delicate taste unique to buffalo milk?

    Academic text (1995)
  • How about these springlike temperatures?

  • First, let's check in with the weather center... to see if we can expect more of these springlike temperatures.

  • The day of the funeral was almost springlike.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The beautiful, springlike countryside full of bright flowers and new grass was gone, stripped clean.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The weather in the south (now west) of England was springlike and fine.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The spring spectacular, blessed with springlike weather, brought contingents from Boston and Washington, the cities that considered themselves and New York a holy trinity in which New York placed a definite third.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Contrasting with today's snowy weather, that day was very mild, sunny, and springlike.

    Academic text (2016)
  • So, not long after the new year, on an unusually springlike day, I found myself once again trudging back up the path to the Amins' apartment.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The park was filled with springlike blossoms and fresh scents.

Synonyms

balmy
vsspringlike
15 3.0

Weather that is pleasantly warm and mild

is broader and adds freshness and other seasonal qualities besides warmth
vernal
vsspringlike
3 8.5

Relating to spring or showing a fresh, young quality

is about mild weather and simple freshness rather than youth or vigor

Antonyms

47 3.9

Very strong and unpleasant to the senses, like bright light or bitter taste

8 5.0

Cold wet weather that feels unpleasant

How Springlike

lush
51 3.7
balmy
15 3.0
springlike
1 3.5
mild
75 1.0
cool
608 1.0
wintry
12 3.5

Surface Forms

springlike positive

Morphology

springlike = spring (transparent) = spring + like

The adjective is formed by the regular suffix '-like' on the seasonal noun 'spring', meaning 'having qualities typical of spring'.

Etymology

Springlike comes from spring ('the season when plants grow') plus the ending -like ('similar to'). Imagine warm sun, fresh air and flowers that 'spring up', so something springlike feels fresh, mild, and full of new life.