- 1. n. a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive Source: wordnet
- 2. n. albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia Source: wordnet
- 3. Something requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit; any burdensome possession. [Slang] Source: webster
- 4. Something requiring much care and expense and yielding littleprofit; any burdensome possession. [Slang] Source: adambom
Home / Dictionary / white elephant
white elephant
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
possessionburdensomecareexpenserequiringslangsomethingyieldingalbinicAsiaeastelephantexcessivelyexpensiveindianlittleprofitraresometimesupkeepvaluablevenerated
Word family
Open full thesaurus page for white elephant · Language as a Lens