What is another word for toylike?

Pronunciation: [tˈɔ͡ɪla͡ɪk] (IPA)

Toylike is an adjective that describes something that resembles a toy, either in appearance or in function. Some synonyms for toylike are plaything, miniature, trinket, knickknack, bauble, gadget, gizmo, and novelty. Plaything and miniature both refer to small objects intended for play or decoration. Trinket, knickknack, and bauble suggest items that are decorative or collectible. Gadget and gizmo both imply a mechanical or electronic aspect to the object, while novelty suggests an item that is new or unusual. All of these words can be used to describe objects that are cute or whimsical, but still retain a sense of playfulness or childlike wonder.

What are the hypernyms for Toylike?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for toylike?

Toylike refers to something that resembles a toy in appearance or quality. Its antonyms would be words that describe something that is not playful, childlike, or whimsical in nature. Serious, mature, and professional would be antonyms for toylike. A toylike object may be seen as frivolous or unimportant, while a serious object would be essential or significant. Some adjectives that could be used as antonyms for toylike include formal, grown-up, practical, and functional. Using these alternative words can help describe an object or situation with a more mature or professional tone.

Usage examples for Toylike

During the curious phase of literary opinion which the last twenty years or so have seen, it has apparently been discovered by some people that his scheme of human thought and feeling is too simple-"toylike" I think they call it-in comparison with that, say, of Count Tolstoi or of Mr. Meredith, that modern practice has reached a finer technique than his or even than that of his greatest follower, Thackeray.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
These passages do not perhaps exhibit the by-work and the process in the conspicuous skeleton-clock fashion which their critics admire and desire, but they contain an amount of acute and profound exploration of human nature which it would be difficult to match and impossible to surpass elsewhere: while the results of Fielding's working, of his "toylike" scheme, are remarkable toys indeed-toys which, if we regard them as such, must surely strike us as rather uncanny.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
They were now running among low hills, not so picturesque as those between Eger and Nuremberg, but of much the same toylike quaintness in the villages dropped here and there in their valleys.
"Their Silver Wedding Journey"
William Dean Howells

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