Synonyms & related words for filiform

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Words related to filiform

Explore words related to filiform — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include threadlike, filamentous, thready, filamented, filamentary, hairlike, filaments, filum. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does filiform come from?

The word filiform breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: fili, from Latin filum (“thread”); and -form, from Latin forma (“shape”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.