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abient

US/ˈæb.i.n̩t/

abient adjective: characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.

Adjective

abient (comparative more abient, superlative most abient)

  1. Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
    Synonyms:
    avoidant

Synonyms of abient

Antonyms

  • adient

Forms of abient

comparativemore abient
superlativemost abient

Origin of abient

Learned borrowing from Latin abiens present participle of abeō (“to go away”), from ab (“from, away”) + eō (“to go”).

Words formed from abient

Questions about abient

What does abient mean?
Abient means characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
What part of speech is abient?
Abient is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abient?
Abient is pronounced /ˈæb.i.n̩t/ (US).

Words near abient in the dictionary

  1. abids
  2. abie
  3. abience
  4. abiences
  5. Abienda
  6. abient
  7. abier
  8. abies
  9. abieslactone
  10. abietaceous
  11. abietadenic

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