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cocoonlike

cocoonlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.

Adjective

cocoonlike (comparative more cocoonlike, superlative most cocoonlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.
  2. (figuratively) Comfortably isolating.
    • One of two centerpieces commissioned as a centennial homage to the 1909 Plan of Chicago by Daniel Burnham, Ms. Hadid’s cocoonlike structure was the last guest at the party: the pavilion by the Amsterdam-based UN Studio opened — on time — in June.2009 September 3, Barbara Graustark, “Pitching a Tent, Spectacularly”, in New York Times

Forms of cocoonlike

comparativemore cocoonlike
superlativemost cocoonlike

Origin of cocoonlike

From cocoon + -like.

Questions about cocoonlike

What does cocoonlike mean?
Cocoonlike means resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.
What part of speech is cocoonlike?
Cocoonlike is an adjective.

Words near cocoonlike in the dictionary

  1. cocoonery
  2. cocoonet
  3. cocooning
  4. cocoonings
  5. cocoonish
  6. cocoonlike
  7. cocoons
  8. Cocopa
  9. Cocopah
  10. Cocopahs
  11. cocopalm

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