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- [viz-i-tuh nt]
- /ˈvɪz ɪ tənt/
- /ˈvɪ.zɪ.tənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [viz-i-tuh nt]
- /ˈvɪz ɪ tənt/
Definitions of visitant word
- noun visitant a temporary resident; visitor; guest. 1
- noun visitant a visitor to a place of religious or sight-seeing interest; pilgrim. 1
- noun visitant a being believed to come from the spirit world: a ghostly visitant. 1
- noun visitant something, as a mood, feeling, emotion, etc., that overtakes a person from time to time: Melancholy is an occasional visitant to all. 1
- noun visitant a migratory bird that has come to a place temporarily. 1
- adjective visitant visiting; paying a visit. 1
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Origin of visitant
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, visitant is from the Latin word vīsitant- (stem of vīsitāns). See visit, -ant
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Parts of speech for Visitant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
visitant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.
visitant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for visitant
noun visitant
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- banshee — In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die.
- bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.
- bogey — A bogey is something or someone that people are worried about, perhaps without much cause or reason.
Antonyms for visitant
noun visitant
- god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
See also
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