Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cessant

/ˈsɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ces-sant
IPA: /ˈsɛsənt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dormant, inactive.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] God hath been pleaſed, by a civil death, to contrive a juſtifiable intermiſsion of my ſecular Duties, and by ſuch a vvay, as renders even this ceſſant ſtate in ſome ſort active, and diſcharging my Obligations: […]"

Etymology

From Latin cessans, present participle of cessare. See cease.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more cessant (comparative) most cessant (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

incessant

Synonyms

abeyant latent torpid at rest cessant dormant dull fallow hibernating idle inactive inert

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

How do you pronounce cessant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛsənt/.
What does cessant mean?: Dormant, inactive.
Where does cessant come from?: From Latin cessans, present participle of cessare. See cease.

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