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117 Adjectives That End With INE

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Word Definitions Synonyms
accipitrine (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)
adamantine (adjective) consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
(adjective) having the hardness of a diamond
(adjective) impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason Synonyms: adamant, inexorable, intransigent
adulterine (adjective) conceived in adultery
affine (adjective) (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
(adjective) (anthropology) related by marriage Synonyms: affinal
alabastrine (adjective) of or resembling alabaster Synonyms: alabaster
alkaline (adjective) relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7 Synonyms: alkalic
alpestrine (adjective) growing at high altitudes Synonyms: subalpine
alpine (adjective) relating to or characteristic of alps
(adjective) living or growing above the timber line
alvine (adjective) of or relating to the intestines
amaranthine (adjective) of or related to the amaranth plant
(adjective) of an imaginary flower that never fades Synonyms: unfading
amethystine (adjective) containing or resembling amethyst
amygdaline (adjective) related to or resembling an almond
anguine (adjective) of or related to or resembling a snake
anopheline (adjective) relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
anserine (adjective) of or resembling a goose
(adjective) having or revealing stupidity Synonyms: dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky
antisubmarine (adjective) defensive against enemy submarines
apocrine (adjective) (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion
aquiline (adjective) curved down like an eagle's beak Synonyms: hooked
asinine (adjective) extremely silly or stupid Synonyms: fatuous, inane
australopithecine (adjective) of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
bisontine (adjective) relating to or characteristic of bison
borderline (adjective) of questionable or minimal quality Synonyms: marginal
bovine (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) Synonyms: bovid
(adjective) dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
bubaline (adjective) relating to or resembling a buffalo
buteonine (adjective) relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo
calycine (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a calyx Synonyms: calyceal, calycinal
canine (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
(adjective) of or relating to a pointed conical tooth Synonyms: laniary
caprine (adjective) being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats
carmine (adjective) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies Synonyms: blood-red, cerise, cherry-red, cherry, crimson, red, reddish, ruby-red, ruby, ruddy, scarlet
catarrhine (adjective) of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward Synonyms: catarrhinian
cauline (adjective) especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
(adjective) (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground Synonyms: caulescent, stemmed
cervine (adjective) relating to or resembling deer
cisalpine (adjective) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps Synonyms: ultramontane
clandestine (adjective) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods Synonyms: cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
consanguine (adjective) related by blood Synonyms: akin, blood-related, cognate, consanguineal, consanguineous, kin
corvine (adjective) relating to or resembling a crow
crystalline (adjective) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
(adjective) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity Synonyms: crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
(adjective) distinctly or sharply outlined
diamantine (adjective) consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds
divine (adjective) being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods Synonyms: elysian, inspired
(adjective) emanating from God Synonyms: godly
(adjective) devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
(adjective) appropriate to or befitting a god Synonyms: godlike
(adjective) being or having the nature of a god Synonyms: godlike
(adjective) resulting from divine providence Synonyms: providential
eccrine (adjective) (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature
elephantine (adjective) of great mass; huge and bulky Synonyms: gargantuan, giant, jumbo
endocrine (adjective) of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions Synonyms: endocrinal
equine (adjective) resembling a horse
(adjective) of or belonging to the family Equidae
errhine (adjective) causing nasal discharge
estuarine (adjective) of or relating to or found in estuaries Synonyms: estuarial
exocrine (adjective) of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
exsanguine (adjective) destitute of blood or apparently so Synonyms: bloodless, exsanguinous
falconine (adjective) relating to or resembling a falcon
feline (adjective) of or relating to cats
feminine (adjective) associated with women and not with men
(adjective) female (of grammatical gender)
(adjective) befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman Synonyms: womanly
(adjective) (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable
ferine (adjective) wild and menacing Synonyms: feral, savage
fine (adjective) of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
(adjective) characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
(adjective) minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
(adjective) free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
(adjective) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition Synonyms: all right, cool, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay
(adjective) thin in thickness or diameter
genuine (adjective) not fake or counterfeit Synonyms: echt
(adjective) not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed Synonyms: true, unfeigned
(adjective) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something Synonyms: actual, literal, real
hardline (adjective) firm and uncompromising Synonyms: hard-line
hircine (adjective) of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
hominine (adjective) characteristic of humankind
hyaline (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency Synonyms: hyaloid
hyperfine (adjective) extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components
internecine (adjective) characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
(adjective) (of conflict) within a group or organization
intrauterine (adjective) within the womb
labyrinthine (adjective) relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
(adjective) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity Synonyms: labyrinthian, mazy
(adjective) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious Synonyms: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous
lacustrine (adjective) of or relating to or living near lakes
leonine (adjective) of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
leptorhine (adjective) having a long narrow nose Synonyms: leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
leptorrhine (adjective) having a long narrow nose Synonyms: leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
libertine (adjective) unrestrained by convention or morality Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, profligate, riotous
limacine (adjective) of or resembling a slug Synonyms: limacoid
lupine (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
marine (adjective) relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
(adjective) of or relating to the sea
(adjective) of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
(adjective) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen Synonyms: maritime, nautical
(adjective) native to or inhabiting the sea
masculine (adjective) associated with men and not with women
(adjective) male (of grammatical gender)
(adjective) (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
microcrystalline (adjective) containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope
murine (adjective) of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice)
neuroendocrine (adjective) of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)
nine (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten Synonyms: 9, ix
noncrystalline (adjective) not crystalline
nonpasserine (adjective) relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds
oldline (adjective) long-established Synonyms: old-line
(adjective) adhering to conservative or reactionary principles Synonyms: old-line
online (adjective) connected to a computer network or accessible by computer Synonyms: on-line
(adjective) on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system Synonyms: on-line
(adjective) being in progress now Synonyms: on-line
opaline (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, pearlescent
oscine (adjective) of or relating to the songbirds
ovine (adjective) of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
palatine (adjective) of or relating to a palace
(adjective) of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
(adjective) relating to or lying near the palate Synonyms: palatal
passerine (adjective) relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
peregrine (adjective) migratory Synonyms: mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering
philistine (adjective) smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values Synonyms: anti-intellectual
phocine (adjective) of or relating to seals
piscine (adjective) of or relating to fish
platyrhine (adjective) of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonyms: broadnosed, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
platyrrhine (adjective) of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonyms: broadnosed, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic
polycrystalline (adjective) composed of aggregates of crystals
porcine (adjective) relating to or suggesting swine
(adjective) repellently fat Synonyms: gross
(adjective) resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy Synonyms: hoggish, piggish, piggy, swinish
pristine (adjective) immaculately clean and unused
(adjective) completely free from dirt or contamination
resupine (adjective) lying face upward Synonyms: supine
routine (adjective) found in the ordinary course of events Synonyms: everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday
saccharine (adjective) overly sweet Synonyms: cloying, syrupy, treacly
saline (adjective) containing salt
sanguine (adjective) inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life Synonyms: florid, rubicund, ruddy
(adjective) confidently optimistic and cheerful Synonyms: sanguineous
sapphirine (adjective) made of or resembling sapphire
saturnine (adjective) showing a brooding ill humor Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, sour, sullen
(adjective) bitter or scornful
saxicoline (adjective) growing on or living among rocks Synonyms: saxatile, saxicolous

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