Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volitant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: voli-tant
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

flying; capable of flight.

Example Sentences

"volitant aquatic birds"
"And to test his idea he made no further effort, merely keeping his balance in the air each time his drop to earth lifted him again into those long and fantastic cruises; but the impetus weakened with every dwindling flight and the volitant boy came gradually to a standstill."

Etymology

From Latin volitāns.

Questions

What does volitant mean?: flying; capable of flight.
Where does volitant come from?: From Latin volitāns.

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