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

2 senses of white elephant

Sense 1
white elephant -- (a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive)
       => possession -- (anything owned or possessed)

Sense 2
white elephant -- (albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia)
       => Indian elephant, Elephas maximus -- (Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male)