en white elephant

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • ca elefant blanc (n, animal) ➜
  • es elefante blanco (n, animal) ➜
  • fi valkoinen elefantti (n, animal) ➜
  • fi valtaus (n, possession) ➜
  • fr éléphant blanc (n, animal) ➜
  • fr éléphant blanc (n, possession) ➜
  • ja ありがた迷惑 (n) ➜
  • ja 有り難迷惑 (n) ➜
  • ja 有難迷惑 (n) ➜
  • ja 無用の長物 ➜
  • ja 長物 ➜
  • th ช้างเผือก (n, animal) ➜
  • th ช้างเผือก (n, possession) ➜
  • fr éléphant blanc ➜
  • mr सफेद हत्ती ➜
  • pl biały słoń ➜
  • te ఐరావతం ➜
  • th ช้างเผือก ➜
  • tr beyaz fil ➜
  • fr éléphant blanc (n) ➜

Related terms

  • en airavata (n) ➜
  • en boondoggle (n) ➜
  • en gift horse ➜
  • en millennium dome ➜
  • en poisoned chalice ➜
  • en albino ➜
  • en boondoggle ➜
  • en burden ➜
  • en financial ➜
  • en investment ➜
  • en possession ➜
  • en unprofitable ➜
  • en unwanted ➜
  • es elefante blanco (n) ➜
  • fr éléphant blanc (n) ➜
  • it zavorra (n) ➜
  • sa पाण्डु (n) ➜
  • th ช้างเผือก (n) ➜

white elephant is a type of…

  • en Indian elephant (n, animal) ➜
  • en possession (n, wn) ➜

Word forms

  • en white elephants (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en elephant (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 102506827-n
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 113273752-n
  • en.wiktionary.org white elephant
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