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-like
- /-laɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English -like, -lik, from Middle English like, lik (“same, similar, alike”), from Old English ġelīc and Old Norse líkr (“same, similar, alike”). Reinforced by like (preposition). Doublet of -ly. Compare also Dutch -lijk (“-ly, -like”).
suffix more -like · most -like
- Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns). Even at 13 years old, she still had a childlike voice.
- Used to form adverbs from adjectives or nouns; alternative of -ly. The Spanish speak machine-gun-like.
- Used to form genres out of existing games through the process of analogy. The Soulslike genre of games are very difficult and thought to play.
Similar: quasi-, para-, -esque, -ish, -ly, -oid, -form, -iform, -some, -y, -ass
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Talk about this word "-like." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-like. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -like. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-like "-like." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-like.Cite this
@misc{like_2026,
title = {-like},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-like},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
