LION
Dictionary entry overview: What does Lion mean?
• LION (noun)
The noun LION has 4 senses:
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
4. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
Familiarity information: LION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LION (noun)
Meaning:
Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
king of beasts; lion; Panthera leo
Hypernyms ("lion" is a kind of...):
big cat; cat (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)
Meronyms (parts of "lion"):
mane (long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lion"):
lion cub (a young lion)
lioness (a female lion)
lionet (a small or young lion)
Holonyms ("lion" is a member of...):
genus Panthera; Panthera (lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)
pride (a group of lions)
Meaning:
A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
social lion; lion
Hypernyms ("lion" is a kind of...):
celebrity; famous person (a widely known person)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Leo; Lion
Hypernyms ("Lion" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Meaning:
The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Leo the Lion; Leo; Lion
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
