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PRONUNCIATION OF DOVELIKE

dovelike  [ˈdʌvˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOVELIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dovelike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DOVELIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dovelike in the English dictionary

The definition of dovelike in the dictionary is gentle and non-confrontational; pacifist.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOVELIKE


bird-like
ˈbɜːdˌlaɪk
cavelike
ˈkeɪvˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
detective-like
dɪˈtɛktɪvˌlaɪk
godlike
ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
gravelike
ˈɡreɪvˌlaɪk
groovelike
ˈɡruːvˌlaɪk
hivelike
ˈhaɪvˌlaɪk
homelike
ˈhəʊmˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lifelike
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
sievelike
ˈsɪvˌlaɪk
sleevelike
ˈsliːvˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
valvelike
ˈvælvˌlaɪk
wandlike
ˈwɒndˌlaɪk
wavelike
ˈweɪvˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOVELIKE

dove
dove prion
dove-grey
dovecot
dovecote
doveish
doveishness
dovekey
dovekie
dovelet
doven
Dover
Dover sole
Dover´s powder
dovetail
dovetail joint
dovetail saw
dovish
dovishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOVELIKE

apelike
belike
dislike
eyelike
mazelike
mouselike
needlelike
platelike
plumelike
princelike
ridgelike
slatelike
smokelike
snakelike
spongelike
tapelike
tilelike
tonguelike
trancelike
treelike
wifelike

Synonyms and antonyms of dovelike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dovelike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOVELIKE

Find out the translation of dovelike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dovelike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dovelike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dovelike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paloma
570 millions of speakers

English

dovelike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dovelike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dovelike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dovelike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dovelike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুঘুরং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dovelike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dovelike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dovelike
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dovelike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비둘기 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dovelike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dovelike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dovelike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉवेलिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kumru gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dovelike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dovelike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dovelike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porumbel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dovelike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

innig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dovelike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dovelike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dovelike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOVELIKE»

The term «dovelike» is used very little and occupies the 171.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOVELIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dovelike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dovelike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dovelike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOVELIKE»

Discover the use of dovelike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dovelike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The MRCP PACES Handbook
Dovelike in behaviour, they are gentle! They encourage, they flatter, they appreciate your efforts, they build your confidence, and they let you fly. Doves are positive and optimistic. They praise your thorough examinations, they ask sensible ...
‎2011
2
Handbook of International Banking
In contrast, a more dovelike central bank can be recognized by a high-inflation record combined with lower unemployment. But as familiar results from the game -theoretical analyses of situations with incomplete information suggest, strategic ...
A. W. Mullineux, Victor Murinde, 2003
3
Commentary on the New Testament: Intended for popular use
But at any rate, the mode of his baptism was such as to make it the symbol and picture of the spiritual bap- tisnKwhich forthwith descended upon him in dovelikfl form. And he saw — That is, Jesus saw the dovelike Spirit. And John says that he  ...
Daniel Denison Whedon, 1860
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An analytical dictionary of the English language
To Dovetail was once to Culvertail, and Culverhouse was a Dovecot ; pedantically termed a Columbary, from the Latin Columbarium. Dovelike, for gentleness of manner, may be still written ; but Dovish and Doveship are completely obsolete.
David Booth, 1830
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Birds of Venezuela
Plump, dovelike shape with small black bill and large black eyes. P: glistening turquoise blue with black feather bases showing through here and there; dark wine red throat and mid. belly; wings black, flight feathers edged blue, tail rather short ...
Steven L. Hilty, 2002
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An analytical dictionary of the English language, in which ...
Pigeonhearted diners from Dovelike, because it expresses no other quality but timidity. Pigeon- i.ivered is Dovelike, but adds the idea of a cause for the disposition. The Pigeon has no gall-bladder, and, therefore, the secretions of its liver are, ...
David Booth, 1836
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An analytical Dictionary of the english language: in which ...
Pigeonhearted diners from Dovelike, because it expresses no other quality but timidity. Pigeon- livered is Dovelike, but adds the idea of a cause for the disposition. The Pigeon has no gall-bladder, and, therefore, the secretions of its liver are, ...
Daniel Booth, 1836
8
Professions of Taste: Henry James, British Aestheticism, and ...
Here, as throughout this portion of the novel, the terms of Milly's perception of others and of her fashioning of herself are melded together; but as part of that process, Milly internalizes aspects of Kate and Aunt Maud's "dovelike" behavior that ...
Jonathan Freedman, 1993
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Game Theory and the Social Contract: Playing fair
Two dovelike birds share whatever resource is in dispute. A hawkish bird chases off a dovelike bird. These characteristics are built into the payoff table for the Hawk-Dove Game given in Figure 2.1 (a). Although the imaginary species of bird  ...
K. G. Binmore, 1994
10
William Blake
12 Sweet moans. dovelike sighs, Chase not slumber from thy eyes. Sweet moans . sweeter smiles. All the dovelike moans beguiles. 16 The lines are in the form of a benediction, and a hope that the infant may sleep undisturbed, despite the ...
D. G. Gillham, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOVELIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dovelike is used in the context of the following news items.
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From surreal to sexual
The dovelike bird, with colorful markings, was estimated as having a population of from three to five billion when Europeans first arrived in this ... «The Recorder, Jun 15»
2
Hillary Clinton is not alone these days. Are women finally taking over …
More hawkish than Mr Obama or the dovelike vice president, Joe Biden, she backed the invasion of Afghanistan, while US action in Libya has ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
3
Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como, Italy, Lives up to Its Name
My room (above) was done in velvety, dovelike shades of gray and gray-green, accented in gold, with a terrace where it is possible to block out ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
4
The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld's Favorite Male Model — for Now
He pointed out a large gray hawk of a plane that stood off to the side of the slighter, dovelike jets. “It's the same one that Oprah has,” Brad said. «New York Times, Jan 15»
5
The Berlin Wall's Fall, Commemorated by Light
7 after sunset and released in dovelike fashion on Sunday evening at 7 to coincide with a performance of part of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
6
Shy yet beautiful
... common name and the scientific name, hoopoe (Upupa epops) mimic the birds' rather dovelike call. Besides being the national bird of Israel, ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»
7
Columbines can add burst of colour — and butterflies — to your …
In contrast, the common name is derived from the Latin “columbia”, which means “dovelike”, as the arched spurs and spreading sepals, ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 14»
8
The Hermitage's Mikhail Piotrovsky on hosting Manifesta
You might expect a dovelike approach to the situation in Ukraine but Piotrovsky makes no secret of his support for Putin. “I do support the policy ... «Financial Times, Jun 14»
9
The New Frontier of Urban Wildlife
With more dovelike qualities, we, too, might “assume the wings of contemplation and fly to heaven.” But it's not all moralizing. There are hundreds of sweet, ... «Utne Reader Online, Sep 13»
10
Defining the Doctor: Vengeance on Varos
The Sixth Doctor was the darkest in my view and he was less of the pacifistic and dovelike Time Lord that we had gotten used to, striving to stop ... «Doctor Who TV, Jun 13»

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