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aquiline

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eaglelike

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

curved down like an eagle's beak

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hooked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin aquila Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin aquilīnusder. English aquiline From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: орлов (orlov) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Catalan: aguilenc — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Catalan: aquilí — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Esperanto: agla — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Esperanto: agleca — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • French: aquilin — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Georgian: არწივისებრი (arc̣ivisebri) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Georgian: კეხიანი (ḳexiani) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • German: adlerhaft — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • German: Adler- — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Greek: αετίσιος (aetísios) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Hebrew: נשרי — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Hungarian: sas- — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Hungarian: sasszerű — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Hungarian: horgas — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Italian: aquilino — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Macedonian: орловски (orlovski) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Manx: croymmagh — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Manx: shawkagh — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Manx: urleydagh — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Occitan: agulin — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Polish: orli — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Portuguese: aquilino — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Russian: орли́ный (orlínyj) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Slovak: orlí — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Spanish: aguileño — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Swedish: örn- — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Swedish: örnlik — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Ukrainian: орли́ний (orlýnyj) — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles
  • Volapük: kvilik — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles