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natant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
natant
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Floating or swimming (in water).

adj

In a horizontal position, as if swimming.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin natāntem, accusative of natāns. Doublet of naiant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more natant (comparative) most natant (superlative)

Derived Forms

infranatant natantly subnatant supernatant surnatant undernatant

Synonyms

naiant

Questions

What does natant mean?
Floating or swimming (in water).
Where does natant come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce natant

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