supplicant
sup·pli·cant
supplicant · more supplicant · most supplicant
Begging, pleading, supplicatingBegging, pleading, supplicating
US/ˈsʌplɪkənt/
Meaning
1 sensesBegging, pleading, supplicating
More definitions
- humbly entreating
Origin
From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, requFrom Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”).
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Forms
more supplicant, most supplicant| Comparative | more supplicant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most supplicant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- humbly entreating:suppliantsupplicatory
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsupplicate
Derivedsupplicantly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form