Leonine meaning
Resembling or suggestive of a lion, as in being powerful or dignified.
adjective
The definition of leonine is someone or something that is like a lion.
An example of a leonine person is a person with a big mane of fluffy hair.
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lion.
adjective
Of, characteristic of, or like a lion.
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.
His leonine face scared the young children.
adjective
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Origin of leonine
- Middle English from Old French leonin from Latin leōnīnus from leō leōn- lion lion
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Latin leÅnÄ«nus 'of a lion; lion-like'.
From Wiktionary