finny

1 9.9

Like a fish, often described in poems about the sea

adjective
/ˈfɪni/

Literature

: relacionado con los peces

The poem beautifully depicted the finny creatures dancing beneath the waves.

Examples

In the story, the finny fish shimmered like jewels in the clear water.
"Women are finny," he said.

Fiction book (2001)
The artist's paintings often feature finny beings that evoke the mystery of the ocean.

Synonyms

fishy

vsfinny

24 1.6

Smelling or tasting like fish

is about poetic resemblance rather than actual smell or taste

fishlike

vsfinny

1 2.3

Having the shape or look of a fish

is used mainly in poetic or literary language rather than plain description

troutlike

vsfinny

1 5.6

Having the shape, color, or movement of a trout, often slim and spotted

is broader and used in poetic language, not limited to one fish species

trouty

vsfinny

1 9.9

Like a trout in color or smell

is broader and more literary, used for poetic resemblance rather than familiar traits

How Fishlike

fishlike

1 2.3

finny

Literature

1 9.9

finned

2 3.5

finlike

1 5.4

Surface Forms

finny positive

Morphology

finny = fin (transparent) = fin + y

Clear adjectival formation from 'fin' + '-y' meaning 'having or resembling fins', easily guessable by learners who know 'fin'.

Etymology

The word finny comes from fin, the part a fish uses to swim, plus -y, a common ending meaning 'having' or 'full of'. So finny means 'having fins' or 'like a fish', which is why writers use it to describe the strange life of the sea.