arent
/ˈɑɹɛnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Misspelling of aren't.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The Lyon alſo is a ſignification of the ſunne, for the haires of his mane do reſemble the ſtreaming beames of the ſunne, and therefore this conſtellation is ſtiled vvith the ſame epithites that the Lyon and the Sun are, as heate-bearing, æſtiue, ardent, arent, calent, hot, flammant, burning, Herculean, mad, horrible, dreadfull, cruell, and terrible."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ārentem, the accusative singular form of ārēns (“drying, parching; withering”), the present participle of āreō (“to be dry or parched; to be dried up or withered”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to be dry; to dry; to burn; ashes”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹɛnt/
- British English: /ˈɑːɹɛnt/