Thready — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

forming viscous or glutinous threads

thin in diameter; resembling a thread

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θɹˈɛdi/

🇬🇧British English

/θɹˈɛdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θɹˈɛdi/

2 syllables Say it as /θɹˈɛdi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

filamentous ropy filamentlike ropey stringy threadlike filiform

Word Forms

ropiness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
filament	noun	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
thread	noun	any long object resembling a thin line

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fadenförmig

Es bilden sich zähflüssige oder klebrige Fäden

🇫🇷French

filiforme

formant des fils visqueux ou gluants

🇪🇸Spanish

filiforme

formando hilos viscosos o glutinosos

🇮🇹Italian

filiforme

formando fili viscosi o glutinosi

🇳🇱Dutch

draadachtig

het vormen van stroperige of kleverige draden

🇵🇹Portuguese

filiforme

formando fios viscosos ou glutinosos

🇷🇺Russian

нитевидный

образуя вязкие или клейкие нити

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतला

चिपचिपे या चिपचिपे धागे का निर्माण

🇧🇩Bengali

থ্রেড

সান্দ্র বা আঠালো থ্রেড গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

நூல் போன்ற

பிசுபிசுப்பு அல்லது பசையுடைய நூல்களை உருவாக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దారపుట్టిన

జిగట లేదా గ్లూటినస్ థ్రెడ్‌లను ఏర్పరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

धागा

चिकट किंवा चिकट धागे तयार करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

થ્રેડી

ચીકણું અથવા ગ્લુટિનસ થ્રેડો બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾರದ

ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಟು ಎಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നൂലുകൊണ്ടുള്ള

വിസ്കോസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്ലൂറ്റിനസ് ത്രെഡുകൾ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਗਾ

ਲੇਸਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਗਲੂਟਿਨਸ ਥਰਿੱਡ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھاگے والا

چپچپا یا چپچپا دھاگوں کی تشکیل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细丝状的

形成粘性或粘性的线

🇯🇵Japanese

糸状の

粘性または粘着性の糸を形成する

🇰🇷Korean

약한

점성 또는 끈끈한 실 형성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có nhiều sợi chỉ

hình thành các sợi nhớt hoặc nếp

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นเกลียว

เกิดเป็นเส้นหนืดหรือเหนียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbentuk benang

membentuk benang kental atau ketan

🇵🇭Filipino

sinulid

bumubuo ng malapot o malagkit na mga sinulid

🇲🇾Malay

berbenang

membentuk benang likat atau pulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيطي

تشكيل خيوط لزجة أو لزجة

🇮🇷Persian

نخ

تشکیل رشته های چسبناک یا چسبناک

🇹🇷Turkish

incecik

viskoz veya yapışkan iplikler oluşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוטי

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