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bonnetlike

bonnetlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).

Adjective

bonnetlike (comparative more bonnetlike, superlative most bonnetlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
    • Out on the boating lake were two bufflehead ducks, a male with a bonnetlike white patch on his dark head, and his chocolate brown female.1984, Donald Knowler, The falconer of Central Park
    • She was wearing a rose-beige lace suit and a charming little bonnetlike hat.1961, Ilka Chase, The Carthaginian rose

Forms of bonnetlike

comparativemore bonnetlike
superlativemost bonnetlike

Origin of bonnetlike

From bonnet + -like.

Questions about bonnetlike

What does bonnetlike mean?
Bonnetlike means resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
What part of speech is bonnetlike?
Bonnetlike is an adjective.

Words near bonnetlike in the dictionary

  1. bonnetiaceous
  2. bonnetier
  3. bonneting
  4. bonnetings
  5. bonnetless
  6. bonnetlike
  7. bonnetmouth
  8. bonnetmouths
  9. bonnets
  10. bonnetstring
  11. bonnetstrings

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