👉 Gumlikeness is a linguistic construct that refers to an adjective used to describe something as resembling or similar in appearance, quality, or function to another object. It is often used in literature and other forms of creative writing to create a sense of similarity between two ideas or objects. For example: - In "The Great Gatsby," the character Nick Carraway tries to avoid gumlikeness by stating that "the only thing he liked was a cigar, and it was a cigar