stringlike

4.6

Long and thin in shape or texture like a thread

adjective
/ˈstrɪŋˌlaɪk/

: similar a una cuerda

The vine grew in a stringlike manner, twisting around the fence as it climbed towards the sun.

Examples

As she examined the silk threads, they appeared thin and stringlike, perfect for her weaving project.
"There's been a story with many chapters of applying stringlike methods to gauge theories," says Witten.

Academic text (2004)
It makes possible light micrographs such as this one of a western corn rootworm larva parasitized by stringlike Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes.

Academic text (1994)
The artist used stringlike wire to create an intricate sculpture that resembled a floating cloud.

Synonyms

stringy

vsstringlike

4 3.3

Having long thin strands that stretch like melted cheese

focuses on overall shape rather than fibrous texture

filamentlike

vsstringlike

7.5

Thin and long like a thread

is broader meaning general resemblance rather than extreme thinness

hairlike

vsstringlike

4.3

Very thin and like a strand of hair

is about overall likeness rather than this extreme fineness

rope-like

vsstringlike

3.3

Long, twisted, and strong like a thick cord

signals narrow finer resemblance rather than bulky form

How Thin

threadlike

1 4.2

stringlike

4.6

rope-like

3.3

cable

Specialized

282 2.4

Surface Forms

stringlike positive

Morphology

stringlike = string (transparent) = string + like

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-like' to the noun 'string', giving the straightforward meaning 'resembling a string'.

Etymology

Stringlike comes from the simple parts string and -like, where string means 'a thin cord' and -like means 'similar to'. So something stringlike looks or feels 'long and thin' like a string, which explains its meaning today.