Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aversant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aver-sant
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Turned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet).

Example Sentences

"[...] bore, sable three sinister gauntlets aversant [...]"
"Gules, a fess azure between 4 hands (mains) sinister aversant or."

Etymology

From Latin āversantem, from āversāns.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: āversantem

Synonyms

dorsed averse

Antonyms

appaumé

Questions

What does aversant mean?: Turned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet).
Where does aversant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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