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candlelike

candlelike adjective: resembling a candle.

Adjective

candlelike (comparative more candlelike, superlative most candlelike)

  1. Resembling a candle.

Forms of candlelike

comparativemore candlelike
superlativemost candlelike

Origin of candlelike

From candle + -like.

Questions about candlelike

What does candlelike mean?
Candlelike means resembling a candle.
What part of speech is candlelike?
Candlelike is an adjective.

Words near candlelike in the dictionary

  1. candlelighter
  2. candlelighters
  3. candlelighting
  4. candlelightings
  5. candlelights
  6. candlelike
  7. candlelit
  8. candlelit dinner
  9. candlelit dinners
  10. candlemaker
  11. candlemakers

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