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- [fluhk-choo-uh nt]
- /ˈflʌk tʃu ənt/
- /flˈʌktjuːənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluhk-choo-uh nt]
- /ˈflʌk tʃu ənt/
Definitions of fluctuant word
- adjective fluctuant fluctuating; varying; unstable. 1
- adjective fluctuant undulating; moving or seeming to move in waves. 1
- noun fluctuant Fluctuating; unstable. 1
- adjective fluctuant inclined to vary or fluctuate; unstable 0
- adjective fluctuant That fluctuates, or causes fluctuation. 0
- adjective fluctuant (medicine) Used to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated. 0
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Origin of fluctuant
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin fluctuant- (stem of fluctuāns) (present participle of fluctuāre to undulate). See fluctuate, -ant
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Parts of speech for Fluctuant
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fluctuant 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fluctuant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fluctuant
adj fluctuant
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- contingent — A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
- dicey — Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain.
- fluky — obtained by chance rather than skill.
- hazardous — full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
adjective fluctuant
- risky — attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking.
- erratic — Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
- limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
- enormous — very big
- defenceless — If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
Antonyms for fluctuant
adj fluctuant
- tried — simple past tense and past participle of try.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- safe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
adjective fluctuant
- even — Flat and smooth.
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