stringlike

Thin and elongated

Stringlike describes something resembling a string in form—long, thin, and flexible.

The word applies to physical objects stringlike fibers, natural formations stringlike roots, or abstract patterns stringlike data structures.

It suggests elongation without much width: The cheese stretched into stringlike strands.

sensename

fibrous

Made of threads

wiry · linear · elongated · slender · thin · tendril · sinew · strand · wispy · attenuated

texture

chewy

Resisting easy biting

rubbery · mozzarella · melted · taffy · caramel · glutinous · viscous · pulled · okra · celery

musical

resonant

Deeply vibrating with sound

melodic · harmonic · tonal · pizzicato · acoustic · reverberant · lyre · zither · sitar · koto

Opposites
shape/form

stringlikespherical

Globe-like in form

globular · bulky · round · rotund · chunky

dimensional proportions

stringlikethree-dimensional

Having volume and depth

voluminous · massive · thick · wide · broad

texture/structure

stringlikesolid

Firm matter state

rigid · dense · thick · stiff · compact

Family

like, string, stringy, strings, stringing, hamstring, stringer, stringless, shoestring

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G