lanate C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈleɪneɪt/ UK /ˈleɪneɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj covered with or consisting of woolly hairs The plant's lanate leaves felt soft and downy to the touch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covered with or consisting... woollyfleecydownytomentose ↔ Opposites glabroussmoothhairless Word family Related forms lanoselanolin Etymology AI details From Latin lanatus ('woolly'), from lana ('wool'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wl̥h₂neh₂- ('wool'). lanatus Latin lana Latin *wl̥h₂neh₂- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lanate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪneɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈleɪneɪt/ ## Meanings 1. covered with or consisting of woolly hairs ## Examples - The plant's lanate leaves felt soft and downy to the touch. ## Synonyms - woolly - fleecy - downy - tomentose ## Antonyms - glabrous - smooth - hairless ## Related Forms - lanose - lanolin ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lanatus - Root: lana - Root: *wl̥h₂neh₂- ## Etymology From Latin lanatus ('woolly'), from lana ('wool'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wl̥h₂neh₂- ('wool'). ## AI Etymology Lanate comes from Latin lanatus ('woolly'), from lana ('wool'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *wl̥h₂neh₂- ('wool'). The etymological trail includes Latin lanatus, Latin lana, Proto-Indo-European *wl̥h₂neh₂-. The same word family includes lanose, lanolin. Its current adjective use means "covered with or consisting of woolly hairs". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown