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attingent

/əˈtɪn.dʒənt/

attingent adjective: touching; adjacent.

Adjective

attingent (comparative more attingent, superlative most attingent)

  1. (formal, literary) touching; adjacent

Forms of attingent

comparativemore attingent
superlativemost attingent

Origin of attingent

Borrowed from Latin attingēns (“touching”, passive participle), from Latin attingō (“to touch; to come into contact with”, verb). Further from Latin tangō (“to touch, to grasp”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tangō and Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-, both verbs of the same meaning.

Words formed from attingent

Questions about attingent

What does attingent mean?
Attingent means touching; adjacent.
What part of speech is attingent?
Attingent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce attingent?
Attingent is pronounced /əˈtɪn.dʒənt/.

Words near attingent in the dictionary

  1. atting
  2. attinge
  3. attinged
  4. attingence
  5. attingency
  6. attingent
  7. attinging
  8. attire
  9. attired
  10. attirement
  11. attirements

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