"elephantlike" meaning in All languages combined

See elephantlike on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more elephantlike [comparative], most elephantlike [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|elephant|-like|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-like", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-like", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "elephantlike", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="elephantlike"> From elephant + -like. Head templates: {{en-adj}} elephantlike (comparative more elephantlike, superlative most elephantlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of an elephant. Synonyms (resembling or characteristic of an elephant): elephantic Translations (as an elephant): elefantaktig (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-elephantlike-en-adj-ZIq8Qsic Disambiguation of 'resembling or characteristic of an elephant': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'as an elephant': 100 0
  2. (figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good Tags: figuratively Synonyms (of memory: very good): memorious
    Sense id: en-elephantlike-en-adj-tDWLdg6I Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'of memory: very good': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elephantine, retentive, tenacious
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