aquiline
/ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.71 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
Example Sentences
- "Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses."
- "He was about the age of two-and-twenty, among the tallest of the middle size; had chestnut-coloured hair, which he wore tied up in a ribbon; a high polished forehead, a nose inclining to the aquiline, lively blue eyes, red pouting lips, teeth as white as snow, and a certain openness of countenance—but why need I describe any more particulars of his person?"
- "Think of a genius not born in every country or every time: a man gifted by Nature with a penetrating, aquiline eye; with a judgment prepared with the most extensive erudition; with an herculean robustness of mind, and nerves not to be broken with labour; a man who could spend twenty years in one pursuit."
- "Holmes looked even thinner and keener than of old, but there was a dead-white tinge in his aquiline face which told me that his life recently had not been a healthy one."
- "[…] Wani, whose smooth sleekness had been part of his charm, seemed to Nick to grow leaner and ever more aquiline."
- "He once recalled, of the father who called him “dear old boy” and whose aquiline nose and rectilinear figure he inherited, “After having hugged me, which he did rarely, he sent me away after 15 minutes.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin aquila Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin aquilīnusder. English aquiline From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: aquilīnus
Inflected Forms
more aquiline (comparative)
most aquiline (superlative)