Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lion

4 senses of lion

Sense 1
lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo -- (large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male)
       => big cat, cat -- (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)

Sense 2
lion, social lion -- (a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after))
       => celebrity, famous person -- (a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity")

Sense 3
Leo, Lion -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 4
Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion -- (the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22)
       INSTANCE OF=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)