bacchant

bac·chant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bak-uh nt, buh-kant, -kahnt]
- /ˈbæk ənt, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt/
- /bə.ˈkənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak-uh nt, buh-kant, -kahnt]
- /ˈbæk ənt, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt/

Definitions of bacchant word

noun bacchant a priest or votary of Bacchus 3
noun bacchant a drunken reveller 3
noun bacchant a priest or worshiper of Bacchus 3
noun bacchant a drunken carouser 3
adjective bacchant worshiping Bacchus 3
adjective bacchant given to carousing 3

See all 13 definitions of bacchant

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Origin of bacchant

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700, bacchant is from the Latin word bacchant- (stem of bacchāns, present participle of bacchārī to revel). See Bacchus, -ant

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Parts of speech for Bacchant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bacchant

bacchant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bacchant

noun bacchant

ranter — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
merrymaker — a person who gaily or enthusiastically takes part in some festive or merry celebration; reveler.
roisterer — to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
bacchanalian — characterized by or involving drunken revelry
carouser — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.

All 5 Synonyms of bacchant