leonine

C2+ Topic:Animals
US /ˈliəˌnaɪn/ UK /ˈliːənaɪn/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    resembling or characteristic of a lion

    His leonine mane of grey hair gave him a regal air.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · resembling or... lionlikemajesticregalfierce
Word family
Related forms lionLeo

Etymology

From Latin leōnīnus ('of a lion'), from leō, leōnis ('lion'), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek leōn (λέων).

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