Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adversant

/ədˈvɚ.sənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ver-sant
IPA: /ədˈvɚ.sənt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed; adverse.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] wherefore our Saviours adviſe to Martha, rightly limited or interpreted, is no way adverſant to my intended choyce."
"Item, If the party Adverſant,or Defendant can ſhew before the Commiſſioners Good cauſe of exception,either againſt the witneſſes produced by the complainant,or any of them or againſt the Commiſſioners themſelves , or otherwiſe,then they ſhall ceaſe and forbear any farther execution of the commiſſion."
"That which we commonly are adverſant at, is their life and converſation."

Etymology

From Latin adversus + -ant.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: adversus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ədˈvɚ.sənt/
British English: /ədˈvəː.sənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more adversant (comparative) most adversant (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce adversant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈvɚ.sənt/.
What does adversant mean?: Opposed; adverse.
Where does adversant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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