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单词 elephantine
释义

elephantine

adjective

el·​e·​phan·​tine ˌe-lə-ˈfan-ˌtēn How to pronounce elephantine (audio)
-ˌtīn,
ˈe-lə-fən-
1
a
: having enormous size or strength : massive
b
: clumsy, ponderous
elephantine verse
2
: of or relating to an elephant

Synonyms

  • astronomical
  • astronomic
  • Brobdingnagian
  • bumper
  • colossal
  • cosmic
  • cosmical
  • cyclopean
  • enormous
  • galactic
  • gargantuan
  • giant
  • gigantesque
  • gigantic
  • grand
  • herculean
  • heroic
  • heroical
  • Himalayan
  • huge
  • humongous
  • humungous
  • immense
  • jumbo
  • king-size
  • king-sized
  • leviathan
  • mammoth
  • massive
  • mega
  • mighty
  • monster
  • monstrous
  • monumental
  • mountainous
  • oceanic
  • pharaonic
  • planetary
  • prodigious
  • super
  • super-duper
  • supersize
  • supersized
  • titanic
  • tremendous
  • vast
  • vasty
  • walloping
  • whacking
  • whopping
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Example Sentences

He has an elephantine ego. the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn
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Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Geographical Definition

Elephantine

geographical name

El·​e·​phan·​ti·​ne ˌe-lə-ˌfan-ˈtī-nē How to pronounce Elephantine (audio)
-fən-,
-ˈtē-
island in the Nile River opposite Aswân in southern Egypt population 1814

elephantine

adjective

as in gigantic
unusually large the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gigantic
  • giant
  • colossal
  • enormous
  • mammoth
  • vast
  • huge
  • massive
  • tremendous
  • immense
  • titanic
  • monumental
  • astronomical
  • monstrous
  • bumper
  • gargantuan
  • monster
  • mountainous
  • mighty
  • sizable
  • big
  • humongous
  • oceanic
  • oversize
  • astronomic
  • leviathan
  • cyclopean
  • grand
  • mega
  • prodigious
  • cosmic
  • jumbo
  • planetary
  • herculean
  • walloping
  • Brobdingnagian
  • humungous
  • galactic
  • heroic
  • whopping
  • super
  • oversized
  • whacking
  • pharaonic
  • supersized
  • substantial
  • hulking
  • great
  • king-sized
  • majestic
  • supersize
  • considerable
  • outsize
  • heroical
  • gigantesque
  • staggering
  • king-size
  • imposing
  • formidable
  • super-duper
  • vasty
  • cosmical
  • Himalayan
  • handsome
  • voluminous
  • gross
  • infinite
  • hefty
  • extensive
  • good
  • bulky
  • towering
  • major
  • outsized
  • overgrown
  • cavernous
  • goodly
  • grandiose
  • tidy
  • lofty
  • monolithic
  • stupendous
  • sizeable
  • overwhelming
  • largish
  • august
  • boundless
  • immeasurable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tiny
  • diminutive
  • microscopic
  • infinitesimal
  • miniature
  • minuscule
  • teensy
  • teeny
  • micro
  • pygmy
  • midget
  • wee
  • bitty
  • microscopical
  • small
  • pocket
  • puny
  • bantam
  • smallish
  • little
  • petite
  • minute
  • undersize
  • mini
  • Lilliputian
  • little bitty
  • undersized
  • teensy-weensy
  • dwarfish
  • teeny-weeny
  • microminiature
  • dinky
  • pint-sized
  • pint-size
  • half-pint
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