leonine
Meaning of leonine
noun
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
adjective- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
His leonine face scared the young children.
noun
A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.
Information about leonine
- The plural form of leonine is: leonines.
- Languages in which leonine is used:
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Hyphenation of leonine
leo-nine
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- leonine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with leonine
Nine, nine, Alajouanine, AlphaNine, Geanine, Janine, Jeanine, Nanine, Phthalocyanine, acetylalanine, acetylalanylalanine, acetylphenylalanine, acetyltaurylphenylalanine, alanine, alanylalanine, alanylglycylalanine, alanylphenylalanine, allocyanine, allylrhodanine, amidinophenylalanine, aminmethoxyphenylalanine, aminoalanine, aminobutylalanine, aminomethylphenylalanine, aminophenylalanine, aminopteroylalanine, aminorhodanine, ancistrotanzanine, anilinoalanine, anilinorhodanine, aposafranine, arabinofuranosylguanine, arginylphenylalanine, aspartylalanine, aspartylphenylalanine, azidoalanine, azidophenylalanine, benzoylbuxahyrcanine, benzoylphenylalanine, benzylalanine, benzylaminododecylguanine, benzylguanine, benzylideneaminorhodanine, benzylidenerhodanine, benzyloxycarbonylalanine, benzyloxycarbonylphenylalanine, benzyloxycarbonylphenylalanylalanine, benzyloxycarbonylphenylalanylphenylalanine, benzyloxycarbonyltyrosylalanine, benzyloxyguanine