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streamlet

streamlet

7.3
A small narrow stream of water like a tiny brook
  • noun
  • /ˈstrimlɪt/
translation icon : arroyo
  • He crossed a shallow streamlet that purled joyfully over pebbles and stones.

Examples

  • The runoff ditch was only half-full, but the streamlet flowing through it was clear.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The runoff ditch was only half-full, but the streamlet flowing through it was clear.

  • There with feet has stopped, and with eyes passed over beyond the streamlet to look at the great variety of fresh flowering boughs.

  • With streamlets flowing freely in nature's bright rebirth.

    Blog text (11)

  • He crossed a shallow streamlet that purled joyfully over pebbles and stones.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • From his front door, a streamlet trickles past a backyard footbridge to a fish pond below.

Synonyms

stream
vsstreamlet
244 1.0

A small, narrow flow of water on the ground

is the narrow tiny watercourse sense rather than larger waterbodies
creek
vsstreamlet
  • US
126 1.4

A small natural stream of water that often flows into a river

is the small narrow watercourse sense rather than a larger joining flow
run
vsstreamlet
  • US
37 4.5

A small fast stream of water in the countryside

is a small narrow watercourse but usually not defined by speed
brook
vsstreamlet
23 1.0

A small stream of water that flows in fields or woods

is the tiny narrow watercourse sense rather than the broader small flow
rivulet
vsstreamlet
5 7.7

A very small stream of water

is the general tiny watercourse idea rather than a larger flow
rill
vsstreamlet
3 8.6

A tiny stream of water that flows across the ground

is the narrow tiny watercourse sense, not broader flowing bodies
feeder
vsstreamlet
1 4.9

A small stream that flows into a larger river

is the small narrow watercourse idea rather than focusing on feeding function
runnel
vsstreamlet
1 8.2

A small narrow stream of water that flows across the land

is the same narrow tiny watercourse meaning rather than wider flows
brooklet
vsstreamlet
7.8

A very small stream that flows through a field or woods

is the small narrow watercourse sense rather than only the tiniest form

How Big

river
∞ 1.0
stream
244 1.0
brook
23 1.0
streamlet
7.3
rill
3 8.6

Surface Forms

streamlet singular
streamlets plural

Morphology

streamlet = stream (transparent) = stream + let

The diminutive suffix '-let' clearly indicates a smaller version of a stream, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word streamlet comes from stream plus the small ending -let. Stream means a flow of water and -let means 'little', as in booklet or leaflet, so a streamlet is a 'little stream' or tiny brook.