elephantine
adjective
, -ˌtīn, ˈe-lə-fən-\
Definition of elephantine
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Elephantine
geographical name
, -fən-, -ˈtē-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for elephantine
Synonyms: Adjective
astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
Antonyms: Adjective
bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
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Examples of elephantine in a Sentence
Adjective
He has an elephantine ego. the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawnRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
But Mr Trump also feels unbound by agreements, oral or otherwise, made by previous governments, a blow to China and its elephantine capacity for remembering ancient half-promises. — The Economist, "Why Chinese officials like useless meetings in over-stuffed chairs," 1 Aug. 2019 My book manuscript was due to my editor in less than a year, but marshaling my despondent, wildly bereft thoughts for the purposes of creative work seemed a hurdle too elephantine to overcome. — Rachel Vorona Cote, SELF, "Why I Embraced Skin Care After My Mother's Death," 18 Apr. 2019 Put another way, how to engage in a covert propaganda campaign aimed at Trump, without upsetting his elephantine ego? — New York Times, "First Canada Tried to Charm Trump. Now It’s Fighting Back.," 9 June 2018 And then there was the elephantine object in the room. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "'Das Paradies': A giant globular tear as ticket to heaven," 4 June 2018 In town, the greengrocer finds a fuzzy, marmot-like creature with elephantine ears in a crate of oranges. — Frances Leech, Longreads, "Forgetting the Madeleine," 3 May 2018 Perry’s soloing was a melodic, piercing howl atop the latter’s elephantine riff. — Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, "Joe Perry rocks his way at House of Blues," 19 Apr. 2018 Trimming those 20 minutes may have been the more commercial decision and also the more palatable one for the festival, which has a history of reining in directors and their elephantine running times. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "'Ismael's Ghosts' is a messy but vibrant drama from French director Arnaud Desplechin," 5 Apr. 2018 The advertisements alone are like hieroglyphs: endless full pages selling elephantine audio equipment, brands of beer, cigarettes, fountain pens. — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, "Hugh Hefner Was Never The Star of Playboy," 29 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'elephantine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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elephantine
adjective