lupine

lu·pine
L1U1P3I1N1E1
/ˈluː.paɪn//ˈluː.pɪn/

adjective

Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

Similar
gluttonousinsatiablerapaciouscormorantedaciousesurientgutfounderedhungry as a hog
OriginLatin lupīnus →
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Meanings

lupine1

adjectivelupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)

comparative more lupine · superlative most lupine

  1. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
  2. Ravenous.

    Synonyms: gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious, cormorant, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gutfoundered

lupine2

nounlupine (plural lupines)

plural lupines

  1. EnglishNorth AmericanNorth American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRavenous.

Similar
gluttonousinsatiablerapaciouscormorantedaciousesurientgluttonousgutfounderedhungry as a hoginsatiablepantagruelianrapaciousraveningravenousvoracious

More synonyms by meaning

nounany plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

Similar
lupin
Broader
woody plantligneous plant
Also see
esurientlupinvoraciouswolfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

lupine · adjective

  1. Latinlupīnus
  2. Englishlupine

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

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lupine · noun

See lupin.

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Translations

Arabic ذِئْبِيّ
  • ذِئْبِيّ (ḏiʔbiyy)wolf-like
Bulgarian въ́лчи, въ́лчи
  • въ́лчи (vắlči)wolf-like
  • въ́лчи (vắlči)having the characteristics of a wolf
Chinese Mandarin 狼的
  • 狼的 (láng de)wolf-like
Czech vlčí
  • vlčíwolf-like
Esperanto lupa
  • lupahaving the characteristics of a wolf
Finnish ahnas, susimainen
  • ahnasravenous
  • susimainenwolf-like
  • susimainenhaving the characteristics of a wolf
French vorace, lupin
  • voraceravenous
  • lupinwolf-like
  • louvesquewolf-like
  • lupoïdewolf-like
  • lupinhaving the characteristics of a wolf
  • louvesquehaving the characteristics of a wolf
German mit Bärenhunger, unersättlich
  • mit Bärenhungerravenous
  • unersättlichravenous
  • wölfischwolf-like
  • Wolfen-wolf-like
  • Wolfs-wolf-like
  • wölfischhaving the characteristics of a wolf
Indonesian serigala
  • serigalawolf-like
Italian lupino
  • lupinowolf-like
Japanese オオカミ
  • オオカミ (ōkami no)wolf-like
Korean 이리의
  • 이리의 (iri-ui)wolf-like
Malay serigala
  • serigalawolf-like
Polish wilczy
  • wilczywolf-like
Romanian lupesc
  • lupescwolf-like
Russian во́лчий, во́лчий
  • во́лчий (vólčij)wolf-like
  • во́лчий (vólčij)having the characteristics of a wolf
Slovak vlčí
  • vlčíwolf-like
Spanish lobuno, lobuno
  • lobunowolf-like
  • lobunohaving the characteristics of a wolf
Ukrainian во́вчий, во́вчий
  • во́вчий (vóvčyj)wolf-like
  • во́вчий (vóvčyj)having the characteristics of a wolf

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lupine

supine
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Anagrams

lineupLupienLupenipinuleunpile
Cite this entry
APA

lupine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lupine

MLA

“lupine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lupine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lupine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lupine.

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