Meaning & use
Leonine
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Resembling or characteristic of a lion, especially in appearance, strength, or manner.
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The actor's leonine mane of hair made him instantly recognizable.
He had a leonine presence that commanded every room he entered.
A note on using this word
Leonine comes from the Latin 'leo,' meaning 'lion,' the same root that gives us 'Leo' and 'leopard.'
Words with a similar meaning
lion-likemajestic
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