Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supplicant

/ˈsʌplɪkənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: sup-pli-cant
IPA: /ˈsʌplɪkənt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

begging, pleading, supplicating

noun

one who comes to humbly ask or petition

noun

A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network.

Example Sentences

"It recalled all the vivid hopes and beliefs of her childhood, when she was wont to kneel before some lovely image, till the face seemed to smile encouragement, and the little supplicant felt as if beneath a mother's eye."

Etymology

From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: supplicans

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsʌplɪkənt/

Inflected Forms

more supplicant (comparative) most supplicant (superlative) supplicants (plural)

Derived Forms

supplicantly

Frequently Paired Words

supplicate applicant

Synonyms

suppliant supplicatory petitioner requester prayer

Questions

How do you pronounce supplicant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌplɪkənt/.
What does supplicant mean?: begging, pleading, supplicating
Where does supplicant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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