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lionesque

adj

Etymology

From lion + -esque. Piecewise doublet of lionish.

  1. derived from λέων
  2. derived from leō
  3. derived from lion
  4. inherited from lyoun
  5. suffixed as lionesque — “lion + esque”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of leonine.

    • The Psalms provided the Gnostics with the source of this portrait of the creator as lionesque, enabling them to identify him as an erotic, lion-headed leader of the animal-like archons.
    • Preston was a lionesque, tall, massive man, with a generous sized moustache, and beautiful green eyes.
    • With her copper skin and her golden hair, B.B. thought she looked positively lionesque.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA