From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishleoninele‧o‧nine /ˈliːənaɪn/ adjective literary HBAHBHlike a lion in character or appearance
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leonine• His leonine aspect and the mischievous twinkle in his eye made his appearance as arresting as his personality.• His appearance only enhanced his reputation, a leonine head, steel-grey hair, sharp, shrewd eyes.• The dentist had a fine leonine head, the hair fair and abundant.• He took a second to raise the visor of his leonine helmet.• a leonine mane of hair• He made toys that parodied her innocent amusements and those of her brothers and she trembled when he raised his leonine voice.Origin leonine (1300-1400) Latin leoninus, from leo; → LEO 