streamlet

Narrow water course

A streamlet is a small stream—a narrow flow of water, often a tributary or minor waterway.

The diminutive suffix gives it a quaint, literary quality: A streamlet trickled through the meadow.

The word appears more often in poetry and nature writing than everyday speech.

brook

rivulet

Very small stream

rillVery small stream
runnelSmall flowing waterway
creekNarrow natural watercourse

watercourse · tributary · freshet · beck · burn · gill · bourne · branch · headwater · spring

flow

trickle

Thin, slow stream

gurgleBubbling liquid sound
babbleIncoherent speech
murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound

ripple · current · eddy · wavelet · splash · burble · cascade · dribble · seep · percolate

tranquil

serene

Untroubled and composed

peacefulFree from disturbance
placidCalm, undisturbed
gentleSoft and kind

calm · soothing · idyllic · pastoral · bucolic · quiet · stillness · restful · undisturbed · murmuring

nature

woodland

Forested land area

forestTree-dense ecosystem
meadowGrassy field for grazing
glenNarrow wooded valley

dell · hollow · glade · ravine · hillside · mountain · moss · fern · pebble · stone

Categories

creekscreek, brook, tidal creek, mountain brook, babbling brook
streamscreek, brook, rivers, tributary, creeks
waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, creek
small streamsbrook, creek, rill, rivulet, runnel

Opposites

water body size

streamletriver

Large flowing watercourse

ocean · sea · Amazon River · Mississippi River · Nile

water movement

streamletocean

Massive saltwater body

sea · lake · pond · reservoir · still water

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G