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petal-like

petal-like

1 4.1
Having the shape and soft feel of a flower petal
  • adjective
translation icon : similar a un pétalo
  • And later it was still not too complicated: it was those huge hydraulic machines, with enormous, impossible petal-like propellers.

Examples

  • The artist created a design featuring petal-like decorations that evoke the feeling of spring.

  • Below the blossom are volutes of blue glass bordered by white, from which hang petal-like forms.

    Academic text (1991)

  • It has the central peak, the basin with a rim crest, and a flower-petal-like ejecta pattern around it.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The new species of orchid has bright, petal-like structures that attract pollinators.

  • Her dress flowed gracefully, adorned with petal-like fabric that fluttered in the breeze.

Synonyms

petallike
vspetal-like
6.1

That has the shape or soft look of a flower petal

is focused on general resemblance in appearance and texture rather than listing features
petaloid
vspetal-like
  • Specialized
8.8

Like a flower petal in shape or color

is broader by also including surface feel as well as visual form

How Petal-Like

petaled
  • US
3.0
petal-like
1 4.1
petalless
8.0

Surface Forms

petal-like positive

Morphology

petal-like = petal (transparent) = petal + like

Formed from the noun 'petal' plus the adjectival suffix '-like'; meaning is directly 'resembling a petal'.

Etymology

Petal-like is built from petal, a word that comes from Greek and originally meant 'leaf', and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So something described as petal-like is 'like a petal' in shape or feel, which is why we use it for soft, curved layers and textures.