bacchant
bacchant · more bacchant · most bacchant
Fond of drunken revelryFond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
/ˈbækənt/
Meaning
1 sensesFond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling; carousing.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin bacchantem, present active participle of bacchor (“to celebrate ritesBorrowed from Latin bacchantem, present active participle of bacchor (“to celebrate rites of Bacchus; to revel”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).
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Forms
more bacchant, most bacchant| Comparative | more bacchant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bacchant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbacchante
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form