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sheetlike

sheetlike

5.2
Thin and flat like a sheet
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃiːtlaɪk/
translation icon : en forma de lámina
  • A thin, sheetlike layer of clouds covered the city skyline.

Examples

  • The material forms a sheetlike membrane over the surface of the water.

  • The pathologist observed sheetlike deposits under the microscope.

  • The sheetlike clouds covered the sky.

  • Look at that sheetlike formation over there!

  • A thin, sheetlike layer of clouds covered the city skyline.

  • The material forms a sheetlike membrane over the surface of the water.

  • The researcher noted the sheetlike structure of the sample under the microscope.

Synonyms

paper-thin
vssheetlike
8 3.9

Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper

is thin and flat in form rather than extremely thin only
papery
vssheetlike
2 4.8

Thin and like paper in feel or look

is the flat form itself rather than mainly the surface feel
platelike
vssheetlike
5.6

Flat and thin in shape like a sheet

is thinner and less rigid, emphasizing simple flatness
filmlike
vssheetlike
  • Specialized
5.4

A thin layer that forms on a surface

is a distinct flat layer rather than a surface coating
paperlike
vssheetlike
4.1

Feels thin, flat and dry like paper

is about flat thin form rather than general surface quality
chartaceous
vssheetlike
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a thin texture like paper

is more about flat form than about surface texture
wafer-like
vssheetlike
5.1

Thin, flat, and very crisp like a cookie

is flat but generally not crisp or brittle in texture
tissue-like
vssheetlike
3.7

Very thin, soft, and easy to tear like paper used for cleaning

is a simple flat form rather than especially soft or fragile
tissuey
vssheetlike
6.7

Thin and light like tissue paper

is a flat thin form rather than emphasizing softness
clothlike
vssheetlike
2.8

It looks and feels like cloth, soft and flexible

is defined by a flat thin form rather than woven texture

Antonyms

585 1.0

Having a large distance between two sides and often very dense

35 2.3

Large and taking up a lot of space, like a big coat or suitcase

How Thin

filmy
4 5.8
sheetlike
5.2
thin
420 1.0
thick
585 1.0

Surface Forms

sheetlike positive

Morphology

sheetlike = sheet (transparent) = sheet + like

Meaning is directly formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-like' to 'sheet', yielding 'resembling a sheet'.

Etymology

The word sheetlike combines sheet and -like. Sheet means a thin, flat piece of material, like a 'bed sheet', and -like means 'similar to', so sheetlike means 'similar to a thin, flat sheet'.