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    elephantine
    /ˌɛlɪˈfantʌɪn/

    adjective

    • 1. of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward: "there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › elephantineElephantine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ELEPHANTINE is having enormous size or strength : massive. How to use elephantine in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELEPHANTINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal uk / ˌel.ɪˈfæn.taɪn / us / ˌel.əˈfæn.taɪn / Add to word list. very large: She's so tiny she makes me feel elephantine. Synonyms. gargantuan. giant. huge. jumbo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enormous. astronomically. behemoth. bigly. by far and away idiom. immeasurably. immense. immensity. inordinately. precipitous.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ElephantineElephantine - Wikipedia

    Elephantine (/ ˌ ɛ l ɪ f æ n ˈ t aɪ n iː,-ˈ t iː-/ EL-if-an-TY-nee, -⁠ TEE-; Ancient Egyptian: 𓍋𓃀𓅱𓃰, romanized: ꜣbw; Egyptian Arabic: جزيرة الفنتين; Greek: Ἐλεφαντίνη Elephantíne; Coptic: (Ⲉ)ⲓⲏⲃ (e)iēb, Coptic pronunciation:) is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city ...

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › elephantineELEPHANTINE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Elephantine definition: pertaining to or resembling an elephant. . See examples of ELEPHANTINE used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELEPHANTINE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. formal us / ˌel.əˈfæn.taɪn / uk / ˌel.ɪˈfæn.taɪn / Add to word list. very large: She's so tiny she makes me feel elephantine. Synonyms. gargantuan. giant. huge. jumbo. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enormous. astronomically. behemoth. bigly. by far and away idiom. immeasurably. immense. immensity. inordinately. precipitous.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELEPHANTINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as elephantine, you mean that you think it is large and clumsy.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › elephantineElephantine - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something elephantine is huge, bulky, and a little clumsy, much like an elephant. Riding a bicycle in a rainstorm while trying to hold an elephantine super-sized soda is a bad idea. An elephant is one of the largest animals in the world — even the babies weigh more than most people!

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › elephantineelephantine adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of elephantine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryELEPHANTINE definition in American English | Collins English...

    Jun 17, 2024 · elephantine in American English. (ˌɛləˈfænˌtin ; ˈɛləfənˌtin ; ˌɛləˈfænˌtaɪn ; ˈɛləfənˌtaɪn ) adjective. 1. of an elephant or elephants. 2. like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › elephantineElephantine Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    ELEPHANTINE meaning: 1 : very large like an elephant; 2 : not graceful awkward or clumsy.