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vanillalike

/vəˈnɪləlaɪ̯k/

vanillalike adjective: resembling or characteristic of vanilla in taste or scent.

Adjective

vanillalike (comparative more vanillalike, superlative most vanillalike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of vanilla in taste or scent.
    • The vanillalike aroma filled the room when I lit the candle.
    • The frosting had a strong vanillalike flavor, much reminiscent of vanilla ice cream.
    Synonyms:
    vanilla-y

Examples of vanillalike in a sentence

  • […] the Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), valued for the vanillalike fragrance of its purple flowers, is native to Peru.1982, Susan J. Wernert, Reader's Digest North American Wildlife, Reader's Digest, →ISBN, page 423:
  • Soapmakers are eager to incorporate resins into soap because of their medicinal value, vanillalike scent and rich, brown tones.1997 January 7, Susan Miller Cavitch, The Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques & Know-How, Storey...
  • The vanillalike fragrance of the mature ponderosa pines fills the air.1998, Lisa Gollin Evans, An Outdoor Family Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 155:
  • The delicate vanillalike aroma that gave the bush its name wafted around her.2000 February, Karen Robards, Ghost Moon, Dell Publishing, →ISBN, page 94:

Synonyms of vanillalike

Forms of vanillalike

comparativemore vanillalike
superlativemost vanillalike
alternative formvanilla-like

Origin of vanillalike

From vanilla + -like.

Questions about vanillalike

What does vanillalike mean?
Vanillalike means resembling or characteristic of vanilla in taste or scent.
How do you use vanillalike in a sentence?
[…] the Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), valued for the vanillalike fragrance of its purple flowers, is native to Peru.
What part of speech is vanillalike?
Vanillalike is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vanillalike?
Vanillalike is pronounced /vəˈnɪləlaɪ̯k/.

Words near vanillalike in the dictionary

  1. vanillafied
  2. vanillafies
  3. vanillafy
  4. vanillafying
  5. vanillaism
  6. vanillalike
  7. vanillar
  8. vanillas
  9. vanillate
  10. vanillates
  11. vanillatte

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