gesticulant

ges·tic·u·lant

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [je-stik-yuh-luh nt]
- /dʒɛˈstɪk yə lənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [je-stik-yuh-luh nt]
- /dʒɛˈstɪk yə lənt/

Definitions of gesticulant word

adjective gesticulant making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker. 1
adjective gesticulant making gestures 0

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Origin of gesticulant

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; gesticul(ate) + -ant

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gesticulant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gesticulant

gesticulant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

gesticulant usage trend in Literature

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