regardant

re·gard·ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-gahr-dnt]
- /rɪˈgɑr dnt/
- /rɪ.ˈɡɑː.dənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-gahr-dnt]
- /rɪˈgɑr dnt/

Definitions of regardant word

adjective regardant (of a beast) looking backward: a stag regardant. 1
adjective regardant (of a beast) shown looking backwards over its shoulder 0
adjective regardant looking backward, with the head in profile 0

See all 3 definitions of regardant

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Origin of regardant

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English < Middle French, present participle of regarder to regard

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Parts of speech for Regardant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Regardant

regardant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

regardant usage trend in Literature

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