elephantine
2
7.5
- adjective
- /ˌɛlɪˈfæntaɪn/
:
elefantino
- The elephantine comfort of the sofa made it the perfect spot to relax after a long day.
Examples
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Ripken's mitt, like some monster's elephantine paw, penetrates the sea of outstretched fingers and bumps against my wrist.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I let the laundry basket drop on the floor and gave my mother a huge, elephantine hug.
Fiction book (2001) -
The second difficulty is that government is a ponderous, elephantine beast.
Blog text (15) -
The weight of her immense gut was supported by her mighty hips and broad, elephantine legs.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the park, there was a huge copper beech tree, and into the bark of its elephantine trunk had years ago been carved.
Fiction book (2000) -
His long poems have been criticized as ponderous and elephantine by Randall Jarrell, whose critical work I loved.
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Greta is Tor's gigantic Swedish wife, and Karl and Connie are their two elephantine children.
Fiction book (1994) -
The elephantine statue dominated the park, its large, clumsy features attracting everyone's attention.
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He struggled to lift the elephantine suitcase, its bulk making it nearly impossible to carry.
Synonyms
37
3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
35
2.3
Large and taking up a lot of space, like a big coat or suitcase
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
12
3.7
Being large and heavy in size or build
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
About the same size as a bear and very heavy
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word elephantine comes from the familiar word elephant, the very large animal, so you can picture size and weight like an elephant. That's why we call something elephantine when it is 'huge', 'heavy', or 'clumsy'.