Definition of FILIFORM

filiform

Adjective Satellite

  • thin in diameter; resembling a thread

Adj

  • Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  • Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.

Adjective

  • Shaped like a thread or filament; slender.

Examples

  • The filiform letters of the word ’I’ stretched thinly across the board.
  • Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.

Origin / Etymology

Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform.

Scrabble Score: 16

filiform: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
filiform: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
filiform: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

filiform: valid Words With Friends Word