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grottolike

grottolike

9.2
Having the look and feel of a small cave with rock walls and dim light
  • adjective
translation icon : de gruta
  • The cave had a grottolike ambiance that was both eerie and beautiful.

Examples

  • She decorated her basement in a grottolike style, with rocks and soft lights.

  • The cozy café had a grottolike charm, with its dim lighting and stone walls creating a warm atmosphere.

  • The dim lighting and stone walls gave the wine cellar a grottolike charm.

  • Tourists were fascinated by the grottolike tunnels beneath the old castle.

  • They transformed the garden into a grottolike retreat.

  • As we descended the steps, the grottolike cave opened up to reveal stunning stone formations illuminated by soft, glowing lights.

  • The garden featured a grottolike alcove surrounded by lush greenery, perfect for quiet contemplation.

Synonyms

cavelike
vsgrottolike
1 4.3

Having a dark, hollow, cool space like a cave

is used for small scenic underground appearance rather than large hollow spaces
antral
vsgrottolike
  • Archaic
9.9

Like a cave, having deep hollow spaces often in rocks

is used in ordinary description for a small scenic underground space

Antonyms

ordinary
683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

unremarkable
20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

How Cave-like

cavernous
17 7.0
grottolike
9.2
cavelike
1 4.3

Surface Forms

grottolike positive

Morphology

grottolike = grotto (transparent) = grotto + like

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-like' on the noun 'grotto', meaning 'resembling a grotto', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word grottolike comes from the Italian grotta, which means 'cave', and the English ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So, grottolike describes a place that looks or feels like a small cave.