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facelike

facelike adjective: resembling a face.

Adjective

facelike (comparative more facelike, superlative most facelike)

  1. Resembling a face.
    • Astronomers have found facelike features on the Moon.
    • If there is a heaven up there, Carl Sagan will be in his element on November 30, when Venus, Jupiter, and the moon align in a facelike formation. Gaze skyward to appreciate this rare triple feature of the brightest planets with a wry grin from the moon.2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135

Forms of facelike

comparativemore facelike
superlativemost facelike

Origin of facelike

From face + -like.

Questions about facelike

What does facelike mean?
Facelike means resembling a face.
What part of speech is facelike?
Facelike is an adjective.

Words near facelike in the dictionary

  1. facelicks
  2. facelift
  3. facelifted
  4. facelifting
  5. facelifts
  6. facelike
  7. facelinid
  8. facelinids
  9. facelock
  10. facelocks
  11. facemail

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