# filiform

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.

## Etymology
Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filiform