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-form en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Having the shape or form of; looking like.
   • vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)

Forms

Relateds

-iformes

Synonyms

-ly (looking like) · -like (looking like; forms adjectives from nouns only) · -ish (looking like) · para- (looking like) · -esque (looking like) · -y (looking like) · -ass (looking like; restricted to casual registers) · quasi- (looking like) · -oid (looking like) · -some (looking like)

-form en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

From formic, from Latin formīca (“ant”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Related to formic acid in some way.
   • chloroform