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sunlike

sunlike

1 3.5
Like the sun in looks or qualities
  • adjective
  • /ˈsʌnˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar al sol
  • sunlike star
  • planets around a sunlike star

Examples

  • On the other hand, any sunlike stars that have been surveyed over the last 10-20 years and have not been found to have planets are ideally perfect.

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  • The new solar observatory has been designed to study sunlike stars similar to our own.

  • Astronomers are particularly interested in planets that orbit sunlike stars, as they may support life.

  • The team discovered a system of planets around a sunlike star that closely resembles our solar system.

Antonyms

dark
∞ 1.0

With little or no light and not bright

shadowy
18 3.3

A place that is partly dark because of shade

How Sunlike

solar
592 3.8
dazzling
39 3.9
sunlike
1 3.5
bright
459 1.0
dim
62 1.0

Surface Forms

sunlike positive

Morphology

sunlike = sun (transparent) = sun + like

Formed by the noun 'sun' plus the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling' or 'having qualities of', which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Sunlike comes from the parts sun ('the bright star that gives light') and -like ('similar to'), so a sunlike object or star is 'like the sun' in appearance or quality — bright, shining, and similar in form to our own star.