wafer-like

5.1

Thin, flat, and very crisp like a cookie

adjective
/ˈweɪfər-laɪk/

: similar a un wafer

The chocolate was topped with a wafer-like layer of caramel that melted in your mouth.

Examples

The leaves of the plant are wafer-like, almost translucent in the sunlight.
He built a wafer-like structure with delicate, thin sheets of metal.
The wafer-like cookies were a hit at the party.
I love the wafer-like texture of these snacks!
The chef used wafer-like sheets of pasta to create a delicate lasagna.
She prefers wafer-like cookies that crumble easily with each bite.
When dry, the paper became wafer-like and fragile, ready to be used in art projects.

Synonyms

wafer-thin

vswafer-like

1 3.7

Very flat with almost no height, like a sheet of paper

is less extremely thin and stresses a crisp, brittle texture

disk-shaped

vswafer-like

1 3.8

Having a flat, round shape like a coin

is thin and crisp in texture rather than being mainly circular in shape

sheetlike

vswafer-like

5.2

Thin and flat like a sheet

emphasizes a crisp, brittle texture rather than just shape

platelike

vswafer-like

5.6

Flat and thin in shape like a sheet

focuses on crisp, brittle texture rather than structural form

How Thin

wafer-thin

1 3.7

wafer-like

5.1

thin

420 1.0

thick

585 1.0

Surface Forms

wafer-like positive

Morphology

wafer-like = wafer (transparent) = wafer + like

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'wafer' with the productive adjectival suffix '-like', so its meaning is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Wafer-like comes from wafer, a thin, crisp little cake, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So, wafer-like describes something very thin and flat, like a wafer.