arrant
ar·rant
arrant · more arrant · most arrant
Complete; downright; utterComplete; downright; utter.
/ˈæɹ(ə)nt/
» This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.
Meaning
2 senses(dated)Complete; downright; utter.
an arrant knave arrant nonsense
(broadly, dated)Very bad; despicable.
More definitions
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Examples
2 sentencesThis is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.
We are arrant knaves, all. Believe none of us.
Origin
A variant of errant, from Middle English erraunt [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman erraA variant of errant, from Middle English erraunt [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman erraunt, from Old French errant, the present participle of errer (“to walk (to); to wander (to); (figuratively) to travel, voyage”), and then:
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Forms
more arrant/arranter, most arrant/arrantest| Comparative | more arrant / arranter Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most arrant / arrantest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
164 synonymsabjectC2absoluteB1prizeB1cleanA1completeA2fullA1mereB1perfectA2preciousB1properA2pureB1rankB1regularA2rightA1
Close in meaning
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers:completeconsummatedouble-dyedeverlastinggrossperfectpuresodding
Antonyms
63 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedarrantly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form