Leonine (adjective)
leonine [lee-uh-nahyn]
adjective
1. of or relating to the lion.
2. resembling or suggestive of a lion.
3. (usually initial capital letter) of or relating to Leo, especially Leo IV or Leo XIII.
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Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English leonyn < Latin leōnīnus lionlike, equivalent to leōn- (stem of leō lion) + -īnus -ine
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leonine [lee-uh-nahyn]
adjective
1. of or relating to the lion.
2. resembling or suggestive of a lion.
3. (usually initial capital letter) of or relating to Leo, especially Leo IV or Leo XIII.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English leonyn < Latin leōnīnus lionlike, equivalent to leōn- (stem of leō lion) + -īnus -ine
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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A great word, one of those I've always liked. I must find a way to use it more often ;)
Also, question--I see you regularly post a word of the day to this comm--would you, by any chance, be interested (or do you know of anyone else who might be interested)in posting a weekly word of the day to the
Many thanks :)