Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obsequent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-se-quent
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obedient; submissive; obsequious.

Obsolete

adj

Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.

noun

An obsequent geological feature.

Example Sentences

"an infinitive power[…]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature."

Etymology

From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: obsequens

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more obsequent (comparative) most obsequent (superlative) obsequents (plural)

Questions

What does obsequent mean?: Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
Where does obsequent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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