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tissue-like

tissue-like

3.7
Very thin, soft, and easy to tear like paper used for cleaning
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɪʃuˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a papel de seda
  • Her dress was made from a tissue-like fabric that fluttered in the breeze.

Examples

  • The petals felt tissue-like between my fingers, almost weightless and very soft.

  • The artist used a tissue-like material to create the delicate wings of the sculpture.

  • This fabric is tissue-like.

  • Look at this tissue-like paper!

  • The artist used a tissue-like material to create the delicate wings of the sculpture.

  • Her dress was made from a tissue-like fabric that fluttered in the breeze.

  • The petals felt tissue-like between my fingers, almost weightless and very soft.

Synonyms

paper-thin
vstissue-like
8 3.9

Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper

is more about soft, easily torn feel rather than thickness alone
papery
vstissue-like
2 4.8

Thin and like paper in feel or look

stresses softness and tendency to tear rather than mere texture
tissuey
vstissue-like
6.7

Thin and light like tissue paper

focuses more on softness and delicate texture than only thinness
paperlike
vstissue-like
4.1

Feels thin, flat and dry like paper

emphasizes delicate softness and easy tearing over general resemblance
chartaceous
vstissue-like
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a thin texture like paper

uses plain language to stress softness and fragility rather than formality
sheetlike
vstissue-like
5.2

Thin and flat like a sheet

highlights delicate, soft, and easily torn quality rather than shape

How Thin

paper-thin
8 3.9
tissue-like
3.7
thin
420 1.0
thick
585 1.0

Surface Forms

tissue-like positive

Morphology

tissue-like = tissue (transparent) = tissue + like

Clear, literal formation: 'tissue' (paper) + '-like' yields 'resembling tissue paper' which learners can infer.

Etymology

Tissue-like comes from tissue, which was used for thin, soft cloth and later for the soft paper called 'tissue paper', and the ending -like means 'similar to'. So tissue-like means 'thin and soft like tissue paper'.