elephantine

[ el-uh-fan-teen, -tahyn, -tin, el-uh-fuhn-teen, -tahyn ]

/ ˌɛl əˈfæn tin, -taɪn, -tɪn, ˈɛl ə fənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn /

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adjective

pertaining to or resembling an elephant.

huge, ponderous, or clumsy: elephantine movements; elephantine humor.

Origin of elephantine

1620–30; <Latin elephantinus<Greek elephántinos.See elephant, -ine¹

Words nearby elephantine

elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti, elephantine, elephant man's disease, elephantoid fever, elephants, elephant seal, elephant's-ear

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Example sentences from the Web for elephantine

Lloyd Grove on the elephantine cleanup challenges of having an unruly collection of egomaniacs as backers.
Mitt Romney’s Unruly Surrogates|Lloyd Grove|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Anqet, the third member of the triad of Elephantine, was a sister-goddess of Satet.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence
I think you're really much more interesting when you're elephantine.
Paradise Garden|George Gibbs
This extraordinary neck—for such it was—rose from a body of elephantine proportions.
Extinct Monsters|H. N. Hutchinson

He had not seen them; but when the gun fell silent he heard whining sounds in the air, as if from a litter of elephantine puppies.
Jimmie Higgins|Upton Sinclair
She came with elephantine weight into the room, and ignoring Annie Forest altogether, held out a hand to Nora.
Red Rose and Tiger Lily|L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for elephantine

elephantine

/ (ˌɛlɪˈfæntaɪn) /

adjective

denoting, relating to, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants

huge, clumsy, or ponderous

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单词	elephantine
释义	elephantine [ el-uh-fan-teen, -tahyn, -tin, el-uh-fuhn-teen, -tahyn ] / ˌɛl əˈfæn tin, -taɪn, -tɪn, ˈɛl ə fənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR elephantine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pertaining to or resembling an elephant. huge, ponderous, or clumsy: elephantine movements; elephantine humor. Origin of elephantine 1620–30; <Latin elephantinus<Greek elephántinos.See elephant, -ine¹ Words nearby elephantine elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti, elephantine, elephant man's disease, elephantoid fever, elephants, elephant seal, elephant's-ear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elephantine Lloyd Grove on the elephantine cleanup challenges of having an unruly collection of egomaniacs as backers. Mitt Romney’s Unruly Surrogates\|Lloyd Grove\|May 31, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Anqet, the third member of the triad of Elephantine, was a sister-goddess of Satet. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt\|Lewis Spence I think you're really much more interesting when you're elephantine. Paradise Garden\|George Gibbs This extraordinary neck—for such it was—rose from a body of elephantine proportions. Extinct Monsters\|H. N. Hutchinson He had not seen them; but when the gun fell silent he heard whining sounds in the air, as if from a litter of elephantine puppies. Jimmie Higgins\|Upton Sinclair She came with elephantine weight into the room, and ignoring Annie Forest altogether, held out a hand to Nora. Red Rose and Tiger Lily\|L. T. Meade British Dictionary definitions for elephantine elephantine / (ˌɛlɪˈfæntaɪn) / adjective denoting, relating to, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants huge, clumsy, or ponderous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to elephantine big, colossal, enormous, extensive, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, grand, great, humongous, immense, jumbo, large, mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, titanic, towering
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elephantine

adjective

Origin of elephantine

Words nearby elephantine

Example sentences from the Web for elephantine

British Dictionary definitions for elephantine

adjective

Words related to elephantine