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View usage for: (elɪfæntaɪn) adjectiveIf you describe something as elephantine, you mean that you think it is large and clumsy. [disapproval] ...elephantine clumsiness. His legs were elephantine. Synonyms: massive, great, huge, heavy More Synonyms of elephantine elephantine in British English (ˌɛlɪˈfæntaɪn) adjective1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants 2. huge, clumsy, or ponderous Elephantine in American English (ˌɛləfænˈtaɪni; ˌɛləfænˈtini) small island in the Nile, opposite Aswan: site of ancient ruins elephantine in American English (ˌɛləˈfænˌtin; ˈɛləfənˌtin; ˌɛləˈfænˌtaɪn; ˈɛləfənˌtaɪn) adjective1. of an elephant or elephants 2. like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc. Word origin L elephantinus < Gr elephantinosExamples of 'elephantine' in a sentenceelephantine A domed elephantine building loomed pale against the sooty night.`They saw Major Karnes return to the back room, followed by the elephantine Hubert in his grey uniform.He was coming along the landing; she heard his elephantine tread.He was coming along the landing; she heard his elephantine tread. Definition like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous His legs were elephantine. Synonyms laborious humongous or humungous (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition very large and massive, esp. so as to be unwieldy a bulky man with balding hair Synonyms large, big, huge, heavy, massive, enormous, substantial, immense, mega (slang), very large, mammoth, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, hulking, unwieldy, ponderous, voluminous, unmanageable, elephantine, massy, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal) Definition very large in size A colossal statue stands in the square.The task they face is colossal. Synonyms huge, massive, vast, enormous, immense, titanic, gigantic, monumental (informal), monstrous, mammoth, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, herculean, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Definition unusually large in size, extent, or degree an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun Synonyms huge, massive, vast, extensive, tremendous, gross, excessive, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, elephantine, astronomic, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Nearby words ofelephantine - elemental
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