Words that rhyme with lambent

  • absorbent
    adj 1: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" [syn: absorbent, absorptive] [ant: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive] n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance [syn: absorbent material, absorbent]
  • abundant
    adj 1: present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water" [ant: scarce]
  • acceptant
    adj 1: accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind" [syn: acceptive, acceptant]
  • accident
    n 1: an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury 2: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" [syn: accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event]
  • accordant
    adj 1: being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy [ant: discordant] 2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant]
  • accountant
    n 1: someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: accountant, comptroller, controller]
  • adjutant
    n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp] 2: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: adjutant bird, adjutant, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius]
  • adsorbent
    adj 1: having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: adsorbent, adsorptive, surface-assimilative] [ant: nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive] n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance [syn: adsorbent, adsorbent material]
  • advertent
    adj 1: giving attention [syn: advertent, heedful]
  • affiant
    n 1: a person who makes an affidavit
  • affluent
    adj 1: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy] n 1: an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents" 2: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary]
  • affront
    n 1: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" [syn: insult, affront] v 1: treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: diss, insult, affront]
  • annuitant
    n 1: the recipient of an annuity
  • antecedent
    adj 1: preceding in time or order [ant: subsequent] n 1: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root] [ant: descendant, descendent] 2: a preceding occurrence or cause or event 3: anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" [syn: antecedent, forerunner] 4: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
  • anticipant
    adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant] n 1: one who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant]
  • antioxidant
    n 1: substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
  • appetent
    adj 1: marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"
  • applicant
    n 1: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission [syn: applicant, applier]
  • ardent
    adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid] 2: characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" [syn: ardent, warm] 3: glowing or shining like fire; "from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope; "frightened by his ardent burning eyes"
  • arrogant
    adj 1: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: arrogant, chesty, self-important]
  • ascendant
    adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: ascendant, ascendent, ascensive] 2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: ascendant, ascendent, dominating] n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: ascendant, ascendent] 2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root] [ant: descendant, descendent]
  • assistant
    adj 1: of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another [syn: adjunct, assistant] n 1: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter]
  • attendant
    adj 1: being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation" 2: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent] n 1: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: attendant, attender, tender] 2: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: attendant, attender, attendee, meeter] 3: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence]
  • bacchant
    n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal, bacchant] 2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: bacchant, bacchanal] 3: (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
  • blatant
    adj 1: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: blatant, blazing, conspicuous] 2: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous]
  • blunt
    adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" 2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument" 3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder] 4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" [syn: blunt, crude(a), stark(a)] v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions" 2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: numb, benumb, blunt, dull] 3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" [syn: dull, blunt] [ant: sharpen] 4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives" 5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: deaden, blunt] [ant: animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up]
  • brunt
    n 1: main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"
  • bunt
    n 1: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat 2: disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores [syn: bunt, stinking smut] 3: similar to Tilletia caries [syn: bunt, stinking smut, Tilletia foetida] 4: fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores [syn: bunt, Tilletia caries] v 1: hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance [syn: bunt, drag a bunt] 2: to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" [syn: butt, bunt]
  • clamant
    adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous] 2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant]
  • client
    n 1: a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer 2: someone who pays for goods or services [syn: customer, client] 3: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network [syn: node, client, guest]
  • coexistent
    adj 1: existing at the same time [syn: coexistent, coexisting]
  • coincident
    adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous] 2: matching point for point; "coincident circles"
  • combatant
    adj 1: engaging in or ready for combat n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
  • commandant
    n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: commanding officer, commandant, commander]
  • communicant
    n 1: a person entitled to receive Communion
  • competent
    adj 1: properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist" [ant: incompetent] 2: adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance" 3: legally qualified or sufficient; "a competent court"; "competent testimony" [ant: incompetent, unqualified]
  • compliant
    adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" [ant: defiant, noncompliant]
  • concomitant
    adj 1: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent] n 1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence]
  • concordant
    adj 1: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant] 2: being of the same opinion [syn: concordant, concurring(a)]
  • confident
    adj 1: having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" [ant: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] 2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)] 3: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani [syn: confident, surefooted, sure- footed]
  • confluent
    adj 1: flowing together [syn: confluent, merging(a)] n 1: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary]
  • confront
    v 1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: confront, face] 2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: confront, face up, face] [ant: avoid] 3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront, face, present] 4: be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
  • congregant
    n 1: a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue)
  • congruent
    adj 1: corresponding in character or kind [syn: congruous, congruent] [ant: incongruous] 2: coinciding when superimposed [ant: incongruent]
  • consistent
    adj 1: (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR [ant: inconsistent] 2: capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" [syn: reproducible, consistent] [ant: irreproducible, unreproducible] 3: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [syn: coherent, consistent, logical, ordered] [ant: incoherent] 4: the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: consistent, uniform]
  • constant
    adj 1: unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity" [syn: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying] 2: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" [ant: inconstant] 3: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never- ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting] n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, constant quantity, invariable] 2: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"
  • constituent
    adj 1: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic] n 1: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: component, constituent, element] 2: a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected" 3: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion, component part, component, constituent] 4: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction [syn: constituent, grammatical constituent] 5: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
  • consultant
    n 1: an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" [syn: adviser, advisor, consultant]
  • contestant
    n 1: a person who participates in competitions 2: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
  • continuant
    adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident] n 1: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract [syn: continuant consonant, continuant] [ant: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant]
  • correspondent
    adj 1: similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar" [syn: analogous, correspondent] n 1: someone who communicates by means of letters [syn: correspondent, letter writer] 2: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman]
  • cosecant
    n 1: ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right- angled triangle [syn: cosecant, cosec]
  • counterirritant
    n 1: a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
  • decadent
    adj 1: marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" [syn: decadent, effete] n 1: a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
  • decedent
    n 1: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed]
  • decongestant
    n 1: a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
  • decumbent
    adj 1: lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: accumbent, decumbent, recumbent]
  • defendant
    n 1: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn: defendant, suspect] [ant: complainant, plaintiff]
  • defiant
    adj 1: boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" [syn: defiant, noncompliant] [ant: compliant]
  • dependant
    adj 1: contingent on something else [syn: dependent, dependant, qualified] 2: addicted to a drug [syn: dependent, dependant, drug- addicted, hooked, strung-out] n 1: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) [syn: dependant, dependent]
  • dependent
    adj 1: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" [ant: independent] 2: contingent on something else [syn: dependent, dependant, qualified] 3: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" [syn: dependent, subordinate] [ant: independent, main(a)] 4: held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" [syn: pendent, pendant, dependent] 5: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" [syn: subject, dependent] 6: addicted to a drug [syn: dependent, dependant, drug- addicted, hooked, strung-out] n 1: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) [syn: dependant, dependent]
  • descendant
    adj 1: going or coming down [syn: descendant, descendent] 2: proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" [syn: descendant, descendent] n 1: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendant, descendent] [ant: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root]
  • descendent
    adj 1: going or coming down [syn: descendant, descendent] 2: proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" [syn: descendant, descendent] n 1: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendant, descendent] [ant: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root]
  • desiccant
    n 1: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: desiccant, drying agent, drier, siccative]
  • despondent
    adj 1: without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: despondent, heartsick]
  • diffident
    adj 1: showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture" 2: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident]
  • discordant
    adj 1: not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" [ant: accordant] 2: lacking in harmony [syn: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic]
  • disinfectant
    adj 1: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal] n 1: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial]
  • dissident
    adj 1: characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: dissident, heretical, heterodox] 2: disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident] n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
  • distant
    adj 1: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: close] 2: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: distant, remote] [ant: close] 3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: aloof, distant, upstage] 4: separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed] 5: located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" [syn: distant, remote]
  • effluent
    adj 1: that is flowing outward [syn: effluent, outflowing] n 1: water mixed with waste matter [syn: effluent, wastewater, sewer water]
  • elegant
    adj 1: refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" [ant: inelegant] 2: suggesting taste, ease, and wealth [syn: elegant, graceful, refined] 3: displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"
  • equidistant
    adj 1: the same distance apart at every point
  • evident
    adj 1: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable] 2: capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: discernible, evident, observable]
  • excitant
    adj 1: (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate [syn: excitant, excitative, excitatory] n 1: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn: stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant]
  • existent
    adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: existent, existing] [ant: nonexistent] 2: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: real, existent] [ant: unreal] 3: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" [syn: actual, existent] [ant: possible, potential]
  • exorbitant
    adj 1: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious]
  • expectant
    adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant] 2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]
  • extant
    adj 1: still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd [ant: extinct, nonextant]
  • extravagant
    adj 1: unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening] 2: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift]
  • exultant
    adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
  • flippant
    adj 1: showing inappropriate levity [syn: flippant, light- minded]
  • fluent
    adj 1: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" [syn: fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth] 2: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken]
  • fondant
    n 1: candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
  • forefront
    n 1: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn: forefront, head] 2: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" [syn: vanguard, forefront, cutting edge]
  • front
    adj 1: relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch" [ant: back(a)] n 1: the side that is forward or prominent [syn: front, front end, forepart] [ant: back end, backside, rear] 2: the line along which opposing armies face each other [syn: battlefront, front, front line] 3: the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front" 4: the side that is seen or that goes first [ant: back, rear] 5: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman] 6: a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" 7: (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses 8: the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" [syn: presence, front] 9: the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage" [ant: back, rear] 10: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: movement, social movement, front] v 1: be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" [syn: front, look, face] [ant: back] 2: confront bodily; "breast the storm" [syn: front, breast]
  • fumigant
    n 1: a chemical substance used in fumigation
  • grunt
    n 1: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs [syn: grunt, oink] 2: an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years" 3: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught v 1: issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"
  • guardant
    adj 1: looking forward [syn: guardant(ip), gardant(ip), full-face]
  • habitant
    n 1: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller]
  • hesitant
    adj 1: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly [syn: hesitant, hesitating]
  • hunt
    n 1: Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn: Hunt, Holman Hunt, William Holman Hunt] 2: United States architect (1827-1895) [syn: Hunt, Richard Morris Hunt] 3: British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) [syn: Hunt, Leigh Hunt, James Henry Leigh Hunt] 4: an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport [syn: hunt, hunt club] 5: an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines" 6: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone [syn: search, hunt, hunting] 7: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts [syn: hunt, hunting] 8: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport [syn: hunt, hunting] v 1: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: hunt, run, hunt down, track down] 2: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" [syn: hound, hunt, trace] 3: chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood" 4: yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed" 5: oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency" 6: seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them" 7: search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
  • impeccant
    adj 1: free from sin [syn: impeccant, innocent, sinless]
  • impendent
    adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impending]
  • impenitent
    adj 1: not penitent or remorseful [syn: impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful] [ant: penitent, repentant] 2: impervious to moral persuasion
  • important
    adj 1: of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" [syn: important, of import] [ant: unimportant] 2: important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" [syn: significant, important] [ant: insignificant, unimportant] 3: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: crucial, important] [ant: noncrucial] 4: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: authoritative, important] 5: having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"
  • impotent
    adj 1: lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" [ant: potent, stiff, strong] 2: (of a male) unable to copulate [ant: potent, virile]
  • improvident
    adj 1: not provident; not providing for the future [ant: provident] 2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted]
  • imprudent
    adj 1: not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger [ant: prudent] 2: lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"
  • impudent
    adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip] 2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise]

See also lambent definition and lambent synonyms