elephantine C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/ See IPA manual Freq #94461 Meanings 1 adj Extremely large and heavy. The old elephantine wardrobe barely fit through the door. 2 adj Of, or like, an elephant. Huge, elephantine shapes loomed in the misty dark. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely large and heavy. colossalgargantuanjumbo 2 adj · of, or like, an elephant. elephantlike Word family Related forms hippopotaminerhinocerine Etymology AI details From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine. elephantīnus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # elephantine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/ **Frequency rank:** 94461 ## Meanings 1. Extremely large and heavy. 2. Of, or like, an elephant. ## Examples - The old elephantine wardrobe barely fit through the door. - Huge, elephantine shapes loomed in the misty dark. ## Related Forms - hippopotamine - rhinocerine ## Roots and Affixes - Root: elephantīnus ## Etymology From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine. ## AI Etymology Elephantine is from Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include elephantīnus (Latin). Current senses include extremely large and heavy and of, or like, an elephant. The wider family includes related words such as hippopotamine and rhinocerine. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown