Antonyms for leonine

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lee-uh-nahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈli əˌnaɪn

Definition of leonine

Origin : "lion-like," late 14c., from Old French leonin or directly from Latin leoninus "belonging to or resembling a lion," from leo (genitive leonis) "lion." Weekley thinks that Leonine verse (1650s), rhymed in the middle as well as the end of the line, probably is from the name of some medieval poet, perhaps Leo, Canon of St. Victor, Paris, 12c.

As in eminent : adj very important; famous

Example sentences :

The Frenchman's leonine countenance took on a hostile expression.
Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman

But with beer to be gained by boldness, Ichabod was leonine in courage.
Extract from : « Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield » by David Christie Murray

In the leonine eyes looking into hers gleamed the light of admiration and approval.
Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer

But here Leonine interrupted her with desiring her to say her prayers.
Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

You agree with me, I suspect, that she is—or was—leonine, terrific.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various

And the first is a Leonine Monster, and for its authority he quotes Rondeletius.
Extract from : « Curious Creatures in Zoology » by John Ashton

But she too soon compared the bloated, heavy, leonine man with Charny.
Extract from : « The Royal Life Guard » by Alexander Dumas (pere)

And he is such a bull-dog; I did wrong to dignify him by the leonine simile.
Extract from : « The Confounding of Camelia » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

"Nein," was his reply, with a shrug of the leonine shoulders.
Extract from : « An American Girl Abroad » by Adeline Trafton

He was a poor, crippled man, with enormous vitality and a leonine head.
Extract from : « The Eye of Dread » by Payne Erskine

Synonyms for leonine

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