gelatinlike

5.1

Having a thick, soft texture like jelly

adjective
/dʒəˈlætɪnˌlaɪk/

: gelatinoso

The dessert had a strange, gelatinlike texture that many found unappealing.

Examples

Some marine creatures have a gelatinlike body that helps them float.
The dessert had a gelatinlike texture that was quite appealing.
The soup cooled into a gelatinlike mass overnight.
This gelatinlike substance can be used in various recipes.
The dessert had a smooth, gelatinlike texture that melted in her mouth.
After cooling, the mixture turned into a gelatinlike compound ideal for mold-making.
The chef used a gelatinlike glaze to give the dish a glossy finish.

Synonyms

gelatinous

vsgelatinlike

9 5.9

Thick and sticky like jelly

is the same semi-solid texture but without stressing stickiness

jellylike

vsgelatinlike

3.1

Thick and soft like jelly that holds its shape

is the same texture but refers more narrowly to that exact substance

Antonyms

liquid

259 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

How Gelatinous

gelatinlike

5.1

soft

552 1.0

runny

34 1.0

watery

10 1.0

Surface Forms

gelatinlike positive

Morphology

gelatinlike = gelatin (transparent) = gelatin + like

The adjective transparently means 'like gelatin' or 'resembling gelatin' in form or consistency.

Etymology

Gelatinlike comes from gelatin, which traces back to the old Latin root gelare meaning 'to freeze', and it is like the common word gel or 'jelly' — a soft, wobbly, semi-solid. The ending -like means 'similar to', so gelatinlike describes something that has a 'jelly'-like, semi-solid texture.