lionesque
lionesque adjective: synonym of leonine.
Adjective
lionesque (comparative more lionesque, superlative most lionesque)
- 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.1997, Paul Shepard, The Others: How Animals Made Us Human, page 183
- Preston was a lionesque, tall, massive man, with a generous sized moustache, and beautiful green eyes.2001, Jeff Lenburg, Peekaboo: The Story of Veronica Lake, page 58
- Synonyms:
- leonine
Examples of lionesque in a sentence
- With her copper skin and her golden hair, B.B. thought she looked positively lionesque.2008, HCJ Studios, MAMBO! A Conversation With The Gods:
- LaSalle holds his two hands on a hugesword planted in front of him and looks like a medieval chevalier, fierce and lionesque.2010, François Lagarde, The French in Texas: History, Migration, Culture:
Synonyms of lionesque
Forms of lionesque
| comparative | more lionesque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lionesque |
Origin of lionesque
From lion + -esque. Piecewise doublet of lionish.
Words formed from lionesque
Questions about lionesque
- What does lionesque mean?
- Lionesque means synonym of leonine.
- How do you use lionesque in a sentence?
- With her copper skin and her golden hair, B.B. thought she looked positively lionesque.
- What part of speech is lionesque?
- Lionesque is an adjective.
Words near lionesque in the dictionary
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