Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regardant

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-gar-dant
IPA: /ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With the head turned toward the back of the body.

adj

Watchful, attentive; contemplative.

Example Sentences

"The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue."
"The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […]."
"I see a forked beast squatting on the midden of the world, red-eyed, regardant, gnawing on a shinbone: poor, dumb destroyer."
"To horse, to horse: thus once Eurydice, / With looks regardant, did the Thracian gaze […]."
"He stood regardant for a moment."
"And now others, casually regardant, passed the place in automobiles …."

Etymology

From Middle English regardant, from Anglo-Norman regardant, Middle French regardant.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: regardant

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/

Inflected Forms

reguardant (alternative)

Derived Forms

disregardant unregardant

Frequently Paired Words

guardant

Questions

How do you pronounce regardant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/.
What does regardant mean?: With the head turned toward the back of the body.
Where does regardant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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