sphingine

adjective

sphin·​gine

ˈsfinˌjīn,

-jə̇n

: resembling a sphinx

my most sphingine smile

—Aldous Huxley

Word History

Etymology

Latin sphing-, sphinx + English -ine

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Rhymes for sphingine

• beanie
• genie
• sweeney
• sweeny
• teeny
• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine