dovelike

C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice

US /ˈdʌvlaɪk/ UK /ˈdʌvlaɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
resembling a dove; gentle, innocent, or peaceable

She regarded the rivals with a dovelike calm that disarmed them.

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Synonyms

1 adj · resembling a dove; gentle,... gentle innocent peaceable mild meek tender

Opposites

fierce aggressivehawkishpredatory

Word family

Related forms dove dovish dovecot

Etymology

A compound of dove + like; dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ, probably from a base referring to the bird's dark color.

dufe Old English *dūbǭ Proto-Germanic

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Crime & Justice

# dovelike

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdʌvlaɪk
**IPA (UK):** ˈdʌvlaɪk

## Meanings
1. resembling a dove; gentle, innocent, or peaceable

## Examples
- She regarded the rivals with a dovelike calm that disarmed them.

## Synonyms
- gentle
- innocent
- peaceable
- mild
- meek
- tender

## Antonyms
- fierce
- aggressive
- hawkish
- predatory

## Related Forms
- dove
- dovish
- dovecot

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dufe
- Root: *dūbǭ

## Etymology
A compound of dove + like; dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ, probably from a base referring to the bird's dark color.

## AI Etymology
Dovelike is a compound of dove + like; dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ, probably from a base referring to the bird's dark color. Important recorded forms include dufe (Old English) and *dūbǭ (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers resembling a dove; gentle, innocent, or peaceable. The wider family includes related words such as dove, dovish, and dovecot.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice

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