Synonyms for
Layer
Definition
a thin sheet or coating of material covering a surface or body
Synonyms & similar words
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Common collocations
- layer cake
- layers of meaning
- a thin layer
- a thick layer
- add a layer
- remove a layer
- top layer
- bottom layer
Word family
Usage note
As a verb, 'layer' often implies careful placement, like 'layering clothes'. Avoid using it for simple stacking unless the context is clear.
Example sentences
- She wore a sweater with a layer of fur on the collar.
- The cake had three layers of chocolate frosting.
- I added a layer of paint to the canvas.
- The earth's atmosphere has several layers.
- The polar ice caps are melting, causing sea levels to rise and threatening to displace millions of people.
Quotes
Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. - Carl Sandburg
What you see is what you get, but what you don't see is the real layer. - Marcus Samuelsson
Life is a series of baby steps along the way and if you add up these tiny little steps you take toward your goal, whatever it is, whether it's giving up something, a terrible addiction or trying to work your way through an illness. When you total up those baby steps you'd be amazed over the course of 10 years, the strides you've taken. - Hoda Kotb