mothlike
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5.3
Like a moth, small with soft wings that move in quick light flutters
- adjective
- /ˈmɔθˌlaɪk/
:
similar a una polilla
- The dancer's movements were soft and mothlike, gliding gracefully across the stage.
Examples
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Her mothlike features, with delicate wings of hair, made her look ethereal.
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The artist painted the insects with a mothlike elegance, capturing their gentle fluttering.
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If money was the flame that attracted the mothlike women to the Latham persona, a movie studio might well be the sticky paper to the Tony Valentino fly.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
insectile
vsmothlike
1
7.5
Having the look or movement of a bug
focuses on likeness to one particular night-active winged type
insectlike
vsmothlike
1
4.0
Having the look or movement of an insect
is about likeness to a specific night-active winged type
How Mothlike
mothlike
1
5.3
1
5.3
insectlike
1
4.0
1
4.0
Surface Forms
mothlike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Mothlike is made from moth and the ending -like, where moth is 'a small night insect with soft wings often drawn to light' and -like means 'similar to'. So, mothlike means 'resembling a moth', which helps you picture a soft, fluttering movement or a pale, delicate look.