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See also:Lion,lìon,líon,andliôn

English

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A malelion
TheRoyal Arms of England depict three golden lions.

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishlyoun,lion,leon, borrowed fromOld Frenchlion, fromLatinleō, (accusative:leōnem), fromAncient Greekλέων(léōn), of unclear origin.Doublet ofLeo,leu,lev, andLyon. DisplacedOld Englishlēo.

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Noun

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lion (plurallionsor(rare)lion)

  2. Abig cat,Panthera leo,native toAfrica,India andformerly much ofEurope.
    Tigers andlions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
    1. (in particular) Amale lion, as opposed to alioness.
  3. (by extension) Any of variousextant andextinctbig cats, especially themountain lion.
  4. AChinesefoo dog.
  5. A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such asstrength,courage, orferocity.
    • 2003, Peter Armstrong, Angus McBride,Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98: William Wallace's Rebellion:
      It was said of [Edward Plantaganet] that ‘he was alion for pride and ferocity but a pard for inconstancy and changeableness, not keeping his word or promise but excusing himself with fair words’.
  6. A famous person regarded withinterest andcuriosity.
    • 1847 March 30,Herman Melville,Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London:John Murray, […],→OCLC:
      During this period, we were thelions of the neighbourhood; and, no doubt, strangers from the ​distant villages were taken to see the "Karhowrees" (white men), in the same way that countrymen, in a city, are gallanted to the Zoological Gardens.
    • 1844,John Wilson,Essay on the Genius, and Character of Burns:
      Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not alion, but a man.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly,Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page84:
      The men were delighted to go, and became thelions of the following season in Adelaide.
    • 1919,W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “ch. 4”, inThe Moon and Sixpence,[New York, N.Y.]:Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […],→OCLC:
      Rose Waterford was a cynic. She looked upon life as an opportunity for writing novels and the public as her raw material. Now and then she invited members of it to her house if they showed an appreciation of her talent and entertained with proper lavishness. She held their weakness forlions in good-humoured contempt, but played to them her part of the distinguished woman of letters with decorum.
    • 1965 August, Mississippi Phil Ochs, “The Newport Fuzz Festival”, inThe Realist‎[1], number61, retrieved2022-11-13, page11:
      Heated comments were exchanged, and, before anyone could say, "festival," the twolions of the folk power structure were rolling in the dirt.
    • 2014, Camper Van Beethoven, “City of Industry”, inEl Camino Real, performed by Camper Van Beethoven:
      So bring a basket for thelions / Of City of Industry
  7. A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.(Can we add anexample for this sense?)
    lion: 
  8. (historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on theobverse, worth 74shillings.

Holonyms

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  • (individual Panthera leo):pride

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Translations

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big catPanthera leo
heraldic charge
Chinese foo dog
person with strength and courage
famous person

Adjective

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lion (notcomparable)

  1. Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Frenchlion, a semi-learned borrowing fromLatinleōnem, fromAncient Greekλέων(léōn).

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lion m (plurallions,femininelionne)

  1. (zoology)lion
    1. (specifically) male lion
  2. (figuratively)lion (brave person)
    se défendre comme unlion ―to defend oneself with great courage
  3. (heraldry)lion
  4. (figuratively, dated)lion(celebrity; famous person)
  5. (dated) a style ofelegant young man that came after thedandy

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole:lyon
  • Mauritian Creole:lyon
  • Seychellois Creole:lyon

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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FromPortugueseleão.

Noun

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lion

  1. lion

Krio

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Etymology

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FromEnglishleone.

Noun

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lion

  1. leone(currency of Sierra Leone)

Middle English

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Noun

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lion

  1. Alternative form oflyoun

Old French

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing fromLatinleō, leōnem, derived fromAncient Greekλέων(léōn).

Noun

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lionoblique singular, m (oblique plurallions,nominative singularlions,nominative plurallion)

  1. lion(animal)

Descendants

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Piedmontese

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Noun

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lion m

  1. lion(animal)
    Synonym:leon
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