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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
filiform: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfiliform: 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