Synonyms for cirrus

Most common

cloud · filament · tendril

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Synonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support”).

Related words

Word family

cirriferous cirrigerous cirriped

Phrases

cirrus aviaticus cirrus tractus false cirrus

Other spellings

cirrhus

Forms

Plural

cirruses → clouds, tendrils, filaments…

Example sentences

• cloud The car was enveloped in a cloud of exhaust fumes.
• filament You can see the filament inside the light bulb.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

cloud¹

7 letters

tendril

8 letters

filament³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filament³ = 3 syllables).