Meaning
2 senses(dialectal)Steep, precipitous.
(Scotland)Smooth; unwrinkled
Examples
1 sentencesMike Brant is an Israeli singer of international renown. He is very appreciated by the Algerian women.
Origin
From Middle English brant, from Old English brant (“high, steep”), from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English brant, from Old English brant (“high, steep”), from Proto-West Germanic *brant, from Proto-Germanic *brantaz (“steep, towering”). Cognate with Scots brent, Old Norse brantr, brattr (Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Swedish brant).
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Forms
more brant, most brant| Comparative | more brant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most brant Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.