white elephant
noun [C usually singular] disapprovingDefinition
› something that has cost a lot of money but has no useful purposeExpensive and luxuriousCosting too much
(Definition of white elephant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- costly adjective (EXPENSIVE)
- delicacy noun (FOOD)
- deluxe adjective
- executive adjective
- expensive adjective
- grandly adverb (ATTRACTING ADMIRATION)
- grandly adverb (IMPORTANTLY)
- lush adjective (LUXURIOUS)
- luxurious adjective
- luxury noun
- no expense is spared idiom
- opulent adjective
- plush adjective
- posh adjective
- premium-rate adjective
- priceless adjective
- sumptuous adjective
- swish adjective
- tony adjective
- valuable adjective (MONEY)
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