Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ident

/ˈaɪdənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
ident
IPA
/ˈaɪdənt/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Diligent; persistent.

noun

An identification.

noun

A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.

noun

A protocol serving to identify the user of a particular TCP connection, used especially on IRC networks.

noun

An identifier.

verb

To activate the aircraft transponder identification feature.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a later form of ithand, itself an alteration (due to assimilation to suffix -and) of Middle English ithen, from Old Norse iðinn (“assiduous, diligent”), from iðja, iðna (“to do, perform”), from ið (“a restless motion”), equivalent to ithe + -and and/or ithe + -en. Cognate with Icelandic iðinn (“diligent”), Norwegian idig (“busy”), Danish id (“pursuit, calling, business”). More at ithand.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ident (comparative) most ident (superlative) eident (alternative) idents (plural) idents (present, singular) identing (participle, present) idented (participle, past) idented (past)

Derived Forms

idently

Rhymes With

went event sent percent spent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce ident?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪdənt/.
What does ident mean?
Diligent; persistent.
Where does ident come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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