US /ˈsɝ.pənˌtaɪn/ UK /ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn/
adj Freq #37896

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    resembling a serpent in form

    A serpentine wall.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · resembling a serpent in form snaky
Word family
Derived forms nonserpentineserpentinelyserpentinenessserpentinicserpentinicolousserpentiniseserpentiniteserpentinizationserpentinizeserpentinousunserpentine
Related forms jadeserpent

Etymology

From Middle English serpentine, from Old French serpentin, from Latin serpentīnus, from serpēns (“serpent”), equivalent to serpent + -ine.

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