prehensile
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
a monkey's prehensile tail
Related & opposite
- nonprehensile antonym
Sense 2 adjective
having a keen intellect
poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men
Related & opposite
- intelligent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
they are avaricious and will do anything for money
Related & opposite
- avarice derivation
- taking hold derivation
- greediness derivation
- greed derivation
- avariciousness derivation
- acquisitive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonprehensile |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | intelligent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | avarice |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | taking hold |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | greediness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | greed |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | avariciousness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | acquisitive |