Cavernlike

/ˈkæv.ərn.laɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling a cavern in appearance, size, character, or atmosphere; suggestively dark and spacious.

Etymology

From 'cavern' (Latin 'caverna' from 'cavus' meaning hollow) plus '-like' (resembling); literally 'resembling a cavern.'

Kelly Says

Writers love 'cavernlike' to describe everything from cavernlike mouths to cavernlike concert halls—it perfectly captures that sense of echoing emptiness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንደር እንደ
men-der en-de
ARالعربية
مثل كهف
mith kalif
BNবাংলা
গহ্বরের মতো
goh-worer moto
CACatalà
com una cova
kom oo-na koh-va
CSČeština
jako jeskyně
ja-ko yes-ky-ne
DADansk
som en hule
som en hoo-leh
DEDeutsch
höhlenartig
HOH-leh-nah-artig
ELΕλληνικά
όπως μια σπηλιά
oh-pos mia spe-li-ah
ESEspañol
cueva
KWEH-bah
FAفارسی
مانند غار
manand ghar
FISuomi
luolan kaltainen
loo-lan ka-la-tai-nen
FRFrançais
comme une caverne
kom m oon kahn-vuhhr
GUGU
ગોખળા જેવું
gokh-la je-vuum
HAHA
kamar ganye
ka-mar ganye
HEעברית
כמו מערה
kmoh ma-arah
HIहिन्दी
गुफा जैसा
goo-fah jaisa
HUMagyar
barlangszerű
bar-lang-szeroo
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti gua
se-peh-ka gwah
IGIG
kama ọkpụrụ
ka-ma ok-pu-ru
ITItaliano
come una caverna
koh-meh oo-nah kah-VEH-nah
JA日本語
洞窟のような
ドウクツノヨウニ
KKKK
маза жайы
maza ja-i
KMKM
ដូចជាពីរ
doh-cheh-ja pee-roh
KO한국어
동굴 같은
donggul gateun
MRMR
जैसा खडकाळ
jai-sa kha-dak-aal
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti gua
se-peh-ka gwah
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်ကြီး လို
taung-kye loo
NLNederlands
als een grot
als een grot
NONorsk
som en hule
som en hoo-leh
PAPA
ਗੁફਾ ਵਾਂਗ
goo-fah vaang
PLPolski
jak jaskinia
jak yas-ki-nia
PTPortuguês
como uma caverna
koh-moh oo-mah kah-VEH-nah
RORomână
cauză de peșteră
kow-za deh pes-teh-rah
RUРусский
похожий на пещеру
pa-khoy-zhee nah pyesh-cheh-roo
SVSvenska
lik en grotta
leek en groh-tah
SWKiswahili
kama kizi
ka-ma ki-zi
TAதமிழ்
மூங்கில் போல்
moon-jil pol
TEతెలుగు
గుహలాంటి
goo-ha-lan-ti
THไทย
เหมือนถ้ำ
meuan tham
TLTL
tuladang sa isang yungib
too-la-dang sa isang young-ib
TRTürkçe
mağaraya benzer
ma-gah-rah-yah ben-zer
UKУкраїнська
як печера
yak pe-cheh-ra
URاردو
جیسے ایک غار
jaise aik ghar
VITiếng Việt
như hang động
noo hang dong
YOYO
bi o'gba
bee oh-gba
ZH中文
像洞穴一样
xiàng dòngxué yīyàng
ZUZU
njengomhlaba
njen-gom-hla-ba

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