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Meaning of "nunlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUNLIKE

nunlike  [ˈnʌnˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUNLIKE

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

WHAT DOES NUNLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nunlike in the English dictionary

The definition of nunlike in the dictionary is resembling or characteristic of a female member of a religious order.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUNLIKE


balloon-like
bəˈluːnˌlaɪk
basinlike
ˈbeɪsənˌlaɪk
cartoonlike
kɑːˈtuːnˌlaɪk
chameleon-like
kəˈmiːlɪənˌlaɪk
garden-like
ˈɡɑːdənˌlaɪk
gentlemanlike
ˈdʒɛntəlmənˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
Hunlike
ˈhʌnˌlaɪk
kitten-like
ˈkɪtənˌlaɪk
machine-like
məˈʃiːnˌlaɪk
oven-like
ˈʌvənˌlaɪk
ribbon-like
ˈrɪbənˌlaɪk
satin-like
ˈsætɪnˌlaɪk
screenlike
ˈskriːnˌlaɪk
sonlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
stone-like
ˈstəʊnˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
unsportsmanlike
ʌnˈspɔːtsmənˌlaɪk
woman-like
ˈwʊmənˌlaɪk
workmanlike
ˈwɜːkmənˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUNLIKE

nuncheon
nunciature
nuncio
nuncle
nuncupate
nuncupation
nuncupative
nuncupatory
nundinal
nundine
Nuneaton
nunhood
Nunn
nunnation
nunneries
nunnery
nunnish
nunnishness
nunny bag
nunship

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUNLIKE

apronlike
dislike
fanlike
fawnlike
fernlike
henlike
hornlike
hymnlike
moonlike
porcelainlike
seamanlike
sportsmanlike
statesmanlike
swanlike
thornlike
tinlike
unchristianlike
ungentlemanlike
unlike
unmanlike
unworkmanlike

Synonyms and antonyms of nunlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nunlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUNLIKE

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The translations of nunlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nunlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nunlike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nunlike
570 millions of speakers

English

nunlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nunlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nunlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nunlike
278 millions of speakers

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nunlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nunlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nunlike
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nunlike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nunlike
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nunlike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nunlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nunlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nunlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nunlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ननरूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nunlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monacale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nunlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nunlike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nunlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nunlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nunlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nunlike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nunlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nunlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUNLIKE»

The term «nunlike» is normally little used and occupies the 137.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUNLIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nunlike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nunlike» 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 nunlike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUNLIKE»

Discover the use of nunlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nunlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Delphi Complete Works of Ford Madox Ford (Illustrated)
Nunlike! Positively nunlike! At the parting of the ways of the universe! She whistled slightly to herself. 'ByJove,'she exclaimed coolly, 'Ihope it doesnotmean an omen thatI'm tobe — oh, nunlike— for the rest of my career in the reconstructed ...
Ford Madox Ford, 2013
2
Parade's End
Positively nunlike! At the parting of the ways of the universe! She whistlcd slightly to herself. 'By _]o\-'e,' she exclaimed coolly, 'I hope it does not mean an omen that I'm to be - oh, nunlike — for the rest of my Career in the reconstructed world!
Ford Madox Ford, 2012
3
Mathilda
Not the wild, raving & most miserable Mathilda but a youthful Hermitess dedicated to seclusion and whose bosom she must strive to keep free from all tumult and unholy despair – The fanciful nunlike dress that I had adopted;67 the knowledge ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 2009
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Mathilda
Not the wild, raving &most miserable Mathilda but a youthful Hermitess dedicated to seclusion and whose bosom she must strive to keep free from all tumult and unholy despair— The fanciful nunlike dress that I had adopted;71 the knowledge  ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Elizabeth Nitchie, 2008
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The Atlantic Monthly
The nunlike simplicity of the costume which Vittoria had now adopted seems rather to have scandalized a lively correspondent of the Duke of Mantua, who wrote him a few days before the royal christening: "This morning arrived the Marchesa ...
‎1893
6
Works of Shelley
[49] The comparison to a Hermitess and the wearing of the "fanciful nunlike dress " are appropriate though melodramatic. They appear only in Mathilda. Mathilda refers to her "whimsical nunlike habit" again after she meets Woodville (see page  ...
Mary Shelley
7
Stroheim
Stroheim was also fascinated with nuns, or with making his heroines resemble them.When McTeague puts a white cloth over Trina's head in the dental chair, she appears nunlike, which makes McTeague's act of kissing the anesthetized girl ...
Arthur Lennig, 2004
8
Mary Shelley: The Ultimate Collection (All 7 Novels ...
The comparison toa Hermitess and the wearing of the "fanciful nunlike dress" areappropriate though melodramatic. They appearonly inMathilda. Mathilda refersto her "whimsical nunlike habit" againafter she meets Woodville (seepage 60) ...
Mary Shelley, 2014
9
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe
We rana check program, just to be sure.' I wasseeing hernow. She was calm, her tears in abeyance, and unafraid. Her attitude was nunlike, one ofsubmission before an expected(deserved?) chastisement. she and I both had a long way to go.
D. G. Compton, 2012
10
Mathilda (瑪蒂達):
Thecomparison toa Hermitessand the wearingofthe "fanciful nunlike dress" are appropriate thoughmelodramatic. They appear only in Mathilda. Mathilda refers to her "whimsical nunlike habit" again after she meets Woodville (see page 60) ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUNLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nunlike is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Rebel Nuns of Hollywood: Why They Embraced the 60s and …
It didn't fit any stereotype of "nunlike." "I think Corita's evolution followed the evolution of our culture from the 1950s to the 1960s," Dowling ... «LA Weekly, Jun 15»
2
Lady Gaga, and 11 other reasons you should watch The Sound of …
... while Maria is queen of the smartarse retort – and her singing nun pals are funny because nuns doing anything un-nunlike is always funny ... «Shiny Shiny, Feb 15»
3
Excerpt: 'The Duke of Dark Desires' by Miranda Neville
Despite the nunlike gown, slate blue today, seeing Jane Grey leaning back against the cushions, her legs slightly parted and bosom thrust ... «USA TODAY, Dec 14»
4
A Golden Age for Making Their Marks
Holbein's anonymous female subject, her head enveloped in a nunlike wimple, gazes out beyond the viewer, seemingly lost in thought. «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
5
The Reader reviews the Chicago International Film Festival's 15 …
Superbly incarnated by Isabelle Huppert (in her fifth starring role for Chabrol), she's almost nunlike in her quiet heroism. In French with subtitles. «Chicago Reader, Oct 14»
6
Big Shapes and Comfort Dressing at 1205: The New Serenity …
But I also find myself sorely wanting her gray calfskin A-line tabard, her nunlike Swiss voile shirts, and I might even try on a pair of her wide, ... «Vogue.com, Sep 14»
7
'Fetch Clay, Make Man,' theater review
She was a party girl before her marriage, and revolts against the strict Muslim rules and nunlike garments. And the ominous Brother Rashid (an ... «New York Daily News, Sep 13»
8
Jane Alexander's Work at St. John the Divine
And in the Chapel of St. Saviour, there's an all-white, nunlike form, composed of layers of silk and tulle and suspended high on the wall as if ... «New York Times, Apr 13»
9
It's Valentino's Name, but Their Vision
... the Valentino label in late 2008: Maria Grazia Chiuri, kohl-eyed and almost nunlike in a black dress with a white collar, and Pierpaolo Piccioli, ... «New York Times, Mar 13»
10
Céline Keeps Paris on a Roll
There was a distinct ceremonial cast to coats in wool and shearling, with kimono sleeves, toggles made of bone and nunlike collars that, if you ... «New York Times, Mar 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nunlike [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nunlike>. Apr 2024 ».
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