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ambulant

am·bu·lant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [am-byuh-luh nt]
    • /ˈæm byə lənt/
    • /ˈæmbjʊlənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-byuh-luh nt]
    • /ˈæm byə lənt/

Definitions of ambulant word

  • adjective ambulant moving about from place to place 3
  • adjective ambulant moving about; walking 3
  • adjective ambulant moving from place to place; itinerant; shifting. 1
  • adjective ambulant Medicine/Medical. ambulatory (def 4). 1
  • noun ambulant (of a patient) able to walk around ; not confined to bed. 1
  • adjective ambulant Able to walk. 0

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Origin of ambulant

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; (< F) < Latin ambulant- (stem of ambulāns, present participle of ambulāre to walk). See amble

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Parts of speech for Ambulant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ambulant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ambulant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ambulant

adj ambulant

  • vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
  • peripatetic — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
  • vagrant — a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp.
  • roving — roaming or wandering.
  • itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.

Antonyms for ambulant

adj ambulant

  • settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • unchanging — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
  • steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
  • stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
  • permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.

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