couchant

couch·ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kou-chuh nt]
- /ˈkaʊ tʃənt/
- /ˈkaʊ.tʃənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kou-chuh nt]
- /ˈkaʊ tʃənt/

Definitions of couchant word

adjective couchant in a lying position 3
adjective couchant lying down 3
adjective couchant lying down or crouching, but keeping the head up 3
adjective couchant lying down; crouching. 1
adjective couchant Heraldry. (of an animal) represented as lying on its stomach with its hind legs and forelegs pointed forward. 1
noun couchant (of an animal) lying with the body resting on the legs and the head raised. 1

See all 8 definitions of couchant

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Origin of couchant

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of coucher to lay or lie. See couch, -ant

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Parts of speech for Couchant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Couchant

couchant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.

couchant usage trend in Literature

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