elephantine

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of elephants.
2. Very large.

Noun

Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae of elephants and their extinct close relatives.

Synonyms

elephant-like

clumsy

gargantuan

giant

huge

jumbo

awkward

ungainly

bulky

burly

unwieldy

elephant

🐘

elephantiasis

elephant’s

Translations

éléphantesque

éléphantin

🐘

elefantino

elefantesco

éléphantine

iri

gigantesco

barrinus

elefantino

mastodòntic

géant

gargantuesque

lourd

maladroit

descomunal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/

Etymology

From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine.