looking
English
/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
verb form
Definitions
- as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lokinge inherited from Old English lōciende, lōcian (look, see, belong, pertain, observe, notice, take heed, regard with favor, gaze, behold) affix from English look.
Origin
English
look
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterlook English
- bad English
- bad-looking English
- belook English
- forelook English
- forthlook English
- freelook English
- full English
- full-looking English
- hindlook English
- inlook English
- look English
- look-back English
- lookability English
- lookable English
- lookahead English
- lookalike English
- lookaround English
- lookaside English
- lookbehind English
- lookbook English
- lookdown English
- lookee English
- looker English
- lookest English
- looketh English
- lookful English
- lookism English
- lookist English
- lookless English
- lookoff English
- lookover English
- looksome English
- lookt English
- looky-loo English
- mislook English
- mouselook English
- nice English
- nice-looking English
- onlook English
- onlooker English
- onlooking English
- outlook English
- overlook English
- relook English
- underlook English
- unlooking English
- uplook English
- wetlook English
- Look German
- look French
- look Spanish, Castilian
- lōcian Old English
- lōciende Old English
- ymblocian Old English
- loken Middle English
- lokinge Middle English
- lúkk Icelandic
- *lōkōn gmw-pro
- leuk Scots
- luk Tok Pisin
- lukim Tok Pisin
- lukluk Tok Pisin
- luku Sranan Tongo
- bad
- look
- full
- nice
- lookt
- uplook
- looker
- onlook
- inlook
- lookee
- relook
- belook
- lookoff
- lookist
- looketh
- mislook
- outlook
- lookest
- lookful
- wetlook
- lookism
- overlook
- forelook
- lookover
- onlooker
- lookless
- freelook
- hindlook
- lookdown
- lookbook
- lookable
- looksome
- lookalike
- look-back
- afterlook
- lookaside
- looky-loo
- lookahead
- onlooking
- underlook
- mouselook
- unlooking
- forthlook
- lookbehind
- lookaround
- bad-looking
- lookability
- nice-looking
- full-looking