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单词 elephantine
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elephantine

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.
(adjective) 
Definition
like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous
His legs were elephantine.
Synonyms
massive
a massive steam boat
great
a great hall as long and high as a church
huge
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
heavy
He was carrying a very heavy load.
giant
a giant oak table
a giant step towards unification
enormous
an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
immense
an immense cloud of smoke
lumbering
He overtook a lumbering lorry.
gigantic
The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.
monstrous
They were erecting a monstrous edifice.
mammoth
The mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
bulky
a bulky man with balding hair
colossal
A colossal statue stands in the square.
The task they face is colossal.
weighty
Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
hulking
When I woke up there was a hulking figure staring down at me.
laborious
ponderous
a huge, ponderous vehicle
gargantuan
a marketing event of gargantuan proportions
humongous or humungous (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bulky
Definition
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)
in the sense of colossal
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
in the sense of enormous
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 of
elephantine

  • elemental
  • elementary
  • elephant
  • elephantine
  • elevate
  • elevated
  • elevation

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