Definition
Resembling a dead body; stiff, pale, motionless, or appearing lifeless and lacking vitality.
Etymology
From corpse (dead body) + like (resembling). The compound form developed in English to vividly describe something that looks dead or deathlike.
Kelly Says
Writers love using 'corpselike' to describe people in shock or extreme illness—it's more vivid than just saying 'pale' because it evokes that eerie stillness and the total absence of life energy.
Translations
ARالعربية
مثل جثة
mithal jath-ah
BNবাংলা
শবের মতো
sha-ber moto
CACatalà
com un cadàver
ko-m un ka-da-ver
CSČeština
jako mrtvola
ja-ko mrt-vo-la
DADansk
som en lig
so-m en lig
DEDeutsch
wie ein Leichnam
vee un laich-nam
ELΕλληνικά
όπως νεκρός
o-pos ne-kros
ESEspañol
como un cadáver
ko-mo un ka-da-ver
FAفارسی
مانند جنازه
manand janazeh
FISuomi
kuolleen näköinen
kuo-lle-en na-ko-i-nen
FRFrançais
comme un cadavre
ko-m' un ka-da-vre
HAHA
kamar jini
ka-mar ji-ni
HIहिन्दी
शव जैसा
shav ja-isa
HUMagyar
holttestű
holt-tes-tü
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti mayat
se-pe-ka ma-yat
IGIG
kama nwanyi
ka-ma nwanyi
ITItaliano
come un cadavere
ko-me un ka-da-ve-re
JA日本語
死体のような
shi-tai yo-na-ni
KMKM
ដូចជាពស
do-ch-chea pos
KO한국어
시체 같은
si-che ga-ten
MRMR
शव सारखा
shav sa-r-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti mayat
se-pe-ka ma-yat
NLNederlands
als een lijk
als een liek
NONorsk
som en lik
so-m en lik
PAPA
ਮ੍ਰਿਤ્યુ જેવું
mrit-tyu je-vu
PLPolski
jak trup
jak trup
PTPortuguês
como um cadáver
ko-mo um ka-da-ver
RORomână
ca un cadavru
ca un ka-da-vru
RUРусский
как труп
kak trup
SVSvenska
likavärdig
li-ka-vaer-dig
SWKiswahili
kama mwili wa wafu
ka-ma mwee-li wa wa-fu
TAதமிழ்
மரணத்திற்கு
ma-ra-na-tti-r-ku
TEతెలుగు
శవం వంటి
sha-vam van-ti
TLTL
tulad ng bangkay
tu-lad ng ban-gay
TRTürkçe
ceset gibi
che-set gi-bi
UKУкраїнська
як труп
yak trup
URاردو
جسدی کی طرح
jasdi ki taraf
VITiếng Việt
như xác chết
nhu xa-ch chet
ZUZU
njengomunye
njeng-o-mun-ye