mouselike

ˈmaʊsˌlaɪk

Definition

Definition of mouselike - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

animals

Rare

resembling a mouse in appearance or behavior

Rare

The small creature had a mouselike appearance.

murine

rodent-like

behavior

Rare

showing timidity or quietness like a mouse

Rare

She spoke in a mouselike voice during the meeting.

timid

color

Rare

having a drab pale brown color like a mouse

Rare

The walls were painted a mouselike shade.

drab

dull

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Origin of mouselike

English, mouse (small rodent) + like (similar to)

Terms with mouselike included in their meaning

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jumping mouse

Eurasia

mouselike rodent in Eurasian woodlands

marsupial mouse

animal

mouselike insectivorous marsupial of Phascogalinae

Examples of mouselike in a sentence

The mouselike features of the toy amused the children.
His mouselike demeanor made him blend into the background.
The child's mouselike curiosity was endearing.
Her dress was a mouselike hue.
The artist chose a mouselike tone for the background.

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French:semblable à une souris, timide, ...
German:mausartig, mausartiger, ...
Italian:topiforme, timido, ...
Spanish:ratonil, tímido, ...
Portuguese:semelhante a um rato, tímido, ...
Chinese:鼠样的, 胆小的, ...
Japanese:ネズミのような, 臆病な, ...
Arabic:شَبيه بالفَأر, خجول كالفأر, ...
Hebrew:דָּמוּי עַכְבָּר, בַּיְשָׁן, ...
Russian:мышиный, робкий, ...
Ukrainian:мишоподібний, тихий, ...
Hindi:चूहे जैसा, चूहे जैसी, ...
Bengali:ইঁদুরের মতো, শান্ত, ...
Catalan:ratolinesc, tímid, ...
Czech:myší, plachý, ...
Danish:muselignende, sky, ...
Dutch:muisachtig, muizige, ...
Greek:ποντικοειδής, δειλός, ...
Hungarian:egérszerű, félénk, ...
Khmer:មានរូបរាង ឬអាកប្បកិរិយាស្រដៀងកណ្ដុរ, ខ្មាសអៀន, ...
Korean:쥐를 닮은, 쥐처럼 조용한, ...
Persian:موش‌مانند, آرام, ...
Polish:mysi, nieśmiały, ...
Portuguese (BR):ratiforme, tímido, ...
Romanian:de șoarece, timid, ...
Swedish:musliknande, blyg, ...
Thai:คล้ายหนู, ขี้อายเหมือนหนู, ...
Turkish:fareye benzer, çekingen, ...
Vietnamese:giống chuột, rụt rè, ...

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Definition of mouselike - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of mouselike

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Terms with mouselike included in their meaning

Examples of mouselike in a sentence

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