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ribbonlike

ribbonlike

4.1
Long and thin with a flat shape like a strip of cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪbənˌlaɪk/
translation icon : en forma de cinta
  • She wore a ribbonlike scarf that gracefully draped over her shoulders.

Examples

  • The pasta was cut into ribbonlike strips perfect for holding sauce.

  • A ribbonlike stream wound its way through the meadow.

  • The snake's ribbonlike body allowed it to slip easily between the rocks.

  • The ribbonlike stream flowed gently through the valley.

  • She wore a ribbonlike scarf around her neck.

  • The stream flowed gently, leaving behind a ribbonlike trail of shimmering water along the rocks.

  • The artist created a beautiful sculpture that featured ribbonlike shapes twisting elegantly together.

Synonyms

ribbon-shaped
vsribbonlike
4.1

Long, narrow and flat like a thin strip

is more general, focusing on long thin resemblance rather than surface detail
ribbony
vsribbonlike
7.0

Long and narrow like a thin strip of cloth

stresses resemblance to a decorative strip rather than just slimness

Antonyms

thick
585 1.0

Having a large distance between two sides and often very dense

broad
224 1.0

Wide from one side to the other

How Thin

thin
420 1.0
ribbonlike
4.1
narrow
290 1.0

Surface Forms

ribbonlike positive

Morphology

ribbonlike = ribbon (transparent) = ribbon + like

Formed by the productive suffix '-like' attached to the familiar noun 'ribbon', meaning 'resembling a ribbon'.

Etymology

Ribbonlike comes from ribbon plus the ending -like. A ribbon is a thin strip you tie on a present, so something ribbonlike is 'like a ribbon', meaning long and thin in shape.