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lionish

lionish adjective: synonym of leonine (“typical or similar to lions”).

Adjective

lionish (comparative more lionish, superlative most lionish)

  1. Synonym of leonine (“typical or similar to lions”).
    Synonyms:
    leonine

Synonyms of lionish

Forms of lionish

comparativemore lionish
superlativemost lionish

Origin of lionish

From lion + -ish. Piecewise doublet of lionesque.

Questions about lionish

What does lionish mean?
Lionish means synonym of leonine (“typical or similar to lions”).
What part of speech is lionish?
Lionish is an adjective.

Words near lionish in the dictionary

  1. lionise
  2. lionised
  3. lioniser
  4. lionisers
  5. lionises
  6. lionish
  7. lionising
  8. lionism
  9. lionisms
  10. lionitis
  11. lionizable

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