butterfly-shaped

Thân thiện

A child holds a butterfly-shaped cookie up to the light.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaped like a butterfly: Having a form or outline that resembles that of a butterfly, typically implying symmetry and two wing-like parts.

Usage

• The word "butterfly-shaped" is used as a descriptive adjective. It is typically placed before a noun to describe its shape.
• It is a compound adjective, often hyphenated when used before a noun.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She wore a beautiful butterfly-shaped pendant on a silver chain.
  • The architect designed a butterfly-shaped roof for the pavilion.
  • The cloud had a strange, butterfly-shaped appearance.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in design, art, fashion, and nature to describe objects, patterns, or forms.
  • The garden was planted in a butterfly-shaped bed.

Variants and Related Words

• Butterfly (n): The insect which provides the basis for this shape description.
• Wing-shaped (adj): Having a shape reminiscent of a wing, which is a component of the butterfly shape.

Synonyms

• Papilionaceous (adj, technical): Having the form of a butterfly, often used in botany or biology.
• Bilaterally symmetrical (adj): Having symmetry along a central axis, a key characteristic of a butterfly's shape.

Antonyms

• Asymmetrical (adj): Not having symmetry, the opposite of the balanced form of a butterfly.
• Formless (adj): Lacking a definite shape.

Related Phrases

• In the shape of a butterfly: A phrase with a similar meaning, often used instead of the compound adjective.
  • The cookie cutter was in the shape of a butterfly.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped like a butterfly