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wisplike

wisplike

7.9
Very thin and light, almost hard to see or hear
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɪsplaɪk/
translation icon : delicado
  • Her wisplike hair fluttered in the breeze, barely touching her shoulders.

Examples

  • Her wisplike hands looked fragile as she carefully held the delicate flower.

  • The wisplike tendrils of the plant swayed gently in the breeze.

  • A wisplike figure appeared on the misty path at dawn.

  • The cat's wisplike meow was barely audible from across the room.

  • She wore a wisplike scarf that fluttered as she walked.

  • The dancer's movements were so wisplike that she seemed to float across the stage.

  • The wisplike strands of fog drifted through the forest, creating a mystical atmosphere.

Synonyms

slender
vswisplike
57 1.4

Thin and graceful in shape

is similar in thinness but suggests fragility or weakness rather than elegance
wispy
vswisplike
7 3.8

Thin and light in form, like a small person or light cloth

is the same meaning but appears as an alternative form
wraithlike
vswisplike
1 9.9

Having a thin, ghostlike appearance

is more about delicate physical fragility rather than spectral or ghostly appearance
hairlike
vswisplike
4.3

Very thin and like a strand of hair

is more about airy, loose tufts rather than a single thin strand
filamentlike
vswisplike
7.5

Thin and long like a thread

is more about light, loose, tufted appearance rather than a straight thread
whiskerlike
vswisplike
6.5

Thin, stiff hairs or threads that stick out and sense touch

is mainly about fragile visual thinness rather than a sensory or functional hair projection
twiglike
vswisplike
5.3

Thin and small like a little branch

is about soft, delicate fragility rather than rigid woody thinness

Antonyms

112 3.9

Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions

76 2.1

Strong and solid so it does not break easily

How Delicate

gossamer
1 8.6
wisplike
7.9
thin
420 1.0

Surface Forms

wisplike positive

Morphology

wisplike = wisp (transparent) = wisp + like

Meaning is directly derived from 'wisp' + the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so learners who know 'wisp' can infer the adjective.

Etymology

Wisplike comes from the simple word wisp, which means 'a small, thin piece' as in a 'wisp of hair' or 'wisp of smoke', and the ending -like means 'similar to'. So, wisplike describes something 'thin', 'delicate', or 'weak' in appearance, like a small thread floating in the air.