leonine

[ lee-uh-nahyn ]
/ ˈli əˌnaɪn /
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adjective

of or relating to the lion.
resembling or suggestive of a lion.
(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to Leo, especially Leo IV or Leo XIII.

Origin of leonine

1350–1400; Middle English leonyn < Latin leōnīnus lionlike, equivalent to leōn- (stem of leō lion) + -īnus -ine1

Words nearby leonine

leoncavallo, leone, leoni, leonid, leonidas, leonine, leonine rhyme, leonine verse, leonora, leonov, leontiasis

Words related to leonine

renowned, preeminent, outstanding, famed, illustrious, distinguished, well-known, noted, prominent, big-name, esteemed, VIP, august, celebrated, conspicuous, dominant, elevated, exalted, grand, great

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British Dictionary definitions for leonine (1 of 2)

leonine
/ (ˈliːəˌnaɪn) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or resembling a lion

Word Origin for leonine

C14: from Latin leōnīnus, from leō lion

British Dictionary definitions for leonine (2 of 2)

Leonine
/ (ˈliːəˌnaɪn) /

adjective

connected with one of the popes called Leo
Leonine City a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
of or relating to certain prayers in the Mass prescribed by Pope Leo XIII

noun

Also called: Leonine verse
  1. a type of medieval hexameter or elegiac verse having internal rhyme
  2. a type of English verse with internal rhyme

Medical definitions for leonine

leonine
[ lē′ə-nīn ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lion.