adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- elephantlike stomping
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
elephantlike
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adj
Meaning 2
(Of memory) which is very good
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- He has an elephantlike memory: he rarely forgets things.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English elephant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English elephantlike From elephant + -like.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Norwegian Bokmål: elefantaktig — as an elephant