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flowerlike

flowerlike

3.3
Having the shape, colour or smell of a flower
  • adjective
  • /ˈflaʊərˌlaɪk/
translation icon : floral
  • flowerlike face

Examples

  • "Had he meant that she had such a flowerlike face, which incidentally was little?

    Fiction book (1995)
  • They look like little red bonsai trees extending their white, flowerlike polyps into the watery breezes.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Her dress was adorned with flowerlike patterns that brightened up the entire room.

  • The artist captured the sunset with flowerlike colors that blended beautifully into the sky.

  • The jellyfish floated gracefully in the water, its flowerlike shape mesmerizing everyone who saw it.

Synonyms

floral
vsflowerlike
42 3.5

Having a pattern or design of flowers

is focused on general flower shape or qualities rather than use
flowery
vsflowerlike
6 3.5

Smelling or looking like flowers

is more literal, focusing on actual flower shape or form
flowered
vsflowerlike
1 2.0

Having a pattern of flowers, for example on a dress or card

is about having flower form or qualities beyond mere patterning
floriated
vsflowerlike
8.2

Decorated with flower shapes and patterns

is a broader term not limited to decorative patterns
floriferous
vsflowerlike
8.9

An item covered in flower patterns

is less about quantity of decoration and more about flower likeness
blossomy
vsflowerlike
3.5

Covered in many flowers that smell sweet

is about general flower shape or qualities, not only blossoms

How Floral

floral
42 3.5
flowerlike
3.3
plain
50 2.5

Surface Forms

flowerlike positive

Morphology

flowerlike = flower (transparent) = flower + like

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'flower' and '-like', indicating resemblance to a flower.

Etymology

The word flowerlike is made of flower 'a plant bloom' and the ending -like 'similar to'. So it means 'similar to a flower' and is used for shapes, colours, smells, or patterns that remind us of flowers.