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إنجليزي

elephantine

gb/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/ us/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/
C1 إنجليزي
المعاني
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adjective C1 property
1

extremely large and heavy

very big and heavy

نمط الاستخدام: [an] elephantine [object/body/structure]
غلطة شائعة:
Used mainly in formal or literary descriptions; for everyday speech, learners often choose big, huge, or massive instead.
مرادفات
massive (Common and neutral; less vivid than elephantine.) | enormous (Emphasizes great size; not specifically heavy.) | hulking (Suggests a big, heavy, awkward shape.)
أضداد
tiny (Opposite in size.) | slender (Opposite in overall bulk.) | lightweight (Opposite in heaviness.)
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine size |elephantine proportions |elephantine bulk |elephantine frame |elephantine statue |elephantine monument |elephantine machinery |elephantine volume |elephantine building |elephantine figure
مواضيع
describing_people |describing_things |size
أمثلة
  • The hotel lobby was dominated by an elephantine marble staircase.
  • He lugged an elephantine suitcase up three flights of stairs.
  • The report grew into an elephantine document no one wanted to read.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The sofa is elephantine and hard to move.
  • They built an elephantine statue in the square.
adjective C1 property
2

clumsy and slow-moving

moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way

نمط الاستخدام: elephantine [gait/steps/movements/manner]
غلطة شائعة:
Elephantine can suggest clumsiness, not just size; it may sound critical when describing a person.
مرادفات
lumbering (Strongly focuses on heavy, awkward movement.) | ungainly (Emphasizes lack of grace; not necessarily slow.) | ponderous (Suggests slow heaviness in movement or style; often formal.)
أضداد
nimble (Opposite in quick, light movement.) | graceful (Opposite in elegance of movement.)
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine gait |elephantine steps |elephantine movements |elephantine manner |elephantine approach |elephantine dancing |elephantine grace |elephantine stride
مواضيع
movement |behavior |description
أمثلة
  • In his elephantine boots, he clattered up the stairs.
  • The dancer’s elephantine movements drew a few laughs from the crowd.
  • Her writing has an elephantine pace, slow and difficult to get through.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • He walked with an elephantine gait.
  • The robot moved in an elephantine way.
adjective C2 property
3

like an elephant in form

looking like an elephant

نمط الاستخدام: elephantine [ears/skin/features]
غلطة شائعة:
This sense is less common than the figurative ‘very large/heavy’ sense.
مرادفات
elephant-like (More direct and transparent; less formal.)
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine ears |elephantine skin |elephantine features |elephantine head |elephantine profile
مواضيع
animals |appearance |description
أمثلة
  • The mask had elephantine ears and a long painted trunk.
  • The creature’s elephantine skin was thick and deeply wrinkled.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The costume has elephantine ears.
adjective technical C2 property
4

abnormally swollen or enlarged

very swollen (medical)

نمط الاستخدام: elephantine [leg/limb/swelling]
غلطة شائعة:
Rare outside medical contexts; don’t use it for ordinary swelling.
مرادفات
edematous (Technical term meaning swollen with fluid; less figurative.) | grossly enlarged (Clinical phrasing; less metaphorical.)
أضداد
normal (Not enlarged or swollen.) | unswollen (Specifically the opposite of swollen.)
تراكيب شائعة
elephantine leg |elephantine limb |elephantine swelling |elephantine enlargement
مواضيع
health |medicine
أمثلة
  • The clinician noted elephantine swelling of the lower leg.
  • The report described an elephantine enlargement of the affected limb.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
elephantine
IPA
GB/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/
US/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin/
المقاطع والنبر
ele - phant - ine (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ine)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: elephantine
عيلة الكلمة
Core family
elephant noun A1
تعبيرات

elephantine memory

1
/ˌɛləfˈæntˌin mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase

very strong long-term memory

a very good memory

أمثلة
  • My grandfather had an elephantine memory for names and dates.
  • She has an elephantine memory and never forgets a birthday.

of elephantine proportions

1
/əv ˌɛləfˈæntˌin pɹəpˈɔɹʃənz/
fixed phrase

extremely large in size

extremely big

أمثلة
  • They served a dessert of elephantine proportions.
  • The renovation turned into a project of elephantine proportions.
  • The final bill was of elephantine proportions.
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