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ribbony

ribbony

7.0
Long and narrow like a thin strip of cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪbəni/
translation icon : rizado
  • The artist painted a stunning landscape with ribbony clouds stretching across the sky.

Examples

  • Dark and shapeless with red and orange ribbony streaks.

  • She wore a dress with ribbony patterns that flowed elegantly as she walked.

  • The river twisted through the valley in a ribbony shape, glistening in the sunlight.

Synonyms

ribbon-shaped
vsribbony
4.1

Long, narrow and flat like a thin strip

is long and narrow but focuses on thinness rather than surface flatness
ribbonlike
vsribbony
4.1

Long and thin with a flat shape like a strip of cloth

is more about overall thinness rather than precise flat shape
straplike
vsribbony
5.2

Long and narrow like a strap

is thinner and more delicate in look than the sturdier linked form

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
ribbony
7.0
narrow
290 1.0

Surface Forms

ribbony positive

Morphology

ribbony = ribbon (transparent) = ribbon + y

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'ribbon' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'like or characteristic of a ribbon'.

Etymology

The word ribbony comes from the familiar word ribbon, which means 'a long, narrow strip of cloth', plus the ending -y that means 'like'. So something ribbony is long and narrow, just like a ribbon.