paperlike

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Feels thin, flat and dry like paper

adjective
/ˈpeɪpərˌlaɪk/

: similar al papel

Two companies, Xerox and E Ink, which is owned in part by the Hearst Corporation and Motorola, are manufacturing early models of a paperlike plastic sheet whose tiny black capsules can be formed and reformed into letters and symbols.
paperlike display

Examples

He chose a notebook made of a paperlike substance that was both lightweight and durable for his sketches.
The artist used a paperlike material for her latest sculptures, allowing them to retain a delicate appearance.
The new wallpaper has a paperlike texture that gives it a soft, warm feel in the living room.

Synonyms

papery

vspaperlike

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Thin and like paper in feel or look

is a broader word for resembling that flat thin material

chartaceous

vspaperlike

Specialized

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Having a thin texture like paper

is the common, general way to say the same thin sheet quality

How Paperlike

paper-thin

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paperlike

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papery

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Surface Forms

paperlike positive

Morphology

paperlike = paper (transparent) = paper + like

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-like' attached to 'paper', meaning 'resembling paper', which is directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Paperlike comes from paper and the ending -like, and paper comes from the old word 'papyrus', the Egyptian plant used to make sheets for writing. So paperlike simply means 'like paper', something that looks or feels like paper.