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cloudlike

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Alternative forms

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  • cloud-like

Etymology

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Etymology tree
English cloud
Proto-Indo-European *leyg- der.
Proto-Germanic *līką der.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English cloudlike

    From cloud + -like .

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    cloudlike (comparative more cloudlike, superlative most cloudlike)

    1. Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
      • 1988 February 19, David Wasserman, "Lace Panties", in Chicago Reader[1] :
        Inside her chamber, the cushiony touch of her carpeted floor was cloudlike.
      • 2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, "Ptysie, Bezy & Serniki: Choux, Meringues & Cheesecakes", in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN:
        This is the chapter where things get creamy, dreamy, and cloudlike. The Polish love of cheesecakes, meringues, and cream puff–style desserts is evidenced in every café, every bakery.
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