# zenlike

**Pronunciation:** ZENLIKE

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Zenlike means appearing calm and capable under stress.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as zenlike.
- A zenlike tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became zenlike after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- zenlike + noun — Use zenlike before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a zenlike reaction.
- become zenlike — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became zenlike near the end.

## Collocations

- zenlike behavior — The teacher calmly handled the zenlike behavior.
- zenlike tone — The email had an zenlike tone.

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