filiform
filiform · more filiform · most filiform
Shaped like or resembling a thread or filamentShaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
Meaning
2 sensesShaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.
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Forms
more filiform, most filiform| Comparative | more filiform Lesson |
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| Superlative | most filiform Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- thin in diameter; resembling a thread:filamentousfilamentlikethreadlikethready
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form