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aspirant

/ˈæspəɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
as-pi-rant
IPA
/ˈæspəɹənt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)

adj

Seeking advancement.

adj

Striving for recognition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Latin aspīrārelbor. French aspirerder. French aspirantbor. English aspirant Borrowed from French aspirant.

Inflected Forms

aspirants (plural) more aspirant (comparative) most aspirant (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonaspirant

Phrases

aspirant nation aspirant nation-state aspirant state

Synonyms

aspiring wishful aspirer hopeful wannabe wannabee

Questions

How do you pronounce aspirant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæspəɹənt/.
What does aspirant mean?
Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
Where does aspirant come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Latin aspīrārelbor. French aspirerder. French aspirantbor. English aspirant Borrowed from French aspirant.

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