crescent
/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/US/ˈkɹɛs.ənt/
crescent noun: the figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
Noun
crescent (plural crescents)
- The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- A curved pastry.
- Synonyms:
- crescent roll, croissant
- A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
- A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
- The Turkish flag features a white star and crescent on red base.
- The emblem of the waxing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants.
- A crescent spanner.
- Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
- Sebastiani receives publicly the Sultan's thanks, and is decorated with the Order of the Crescent1880, Elizabeth Stone, Sebastiani receives publicly the Sultan's thanks, and is decorated with the Order of the Crescent
- A crescentspot butterfly.
Adjective
crescent (not comparable)
- Marked by an increase; waxing, like the moon.
- For nature creſſant does not grovve alone / In thevvs and bulkes, but as this temple vvaxes, / The invvard ſervice of the minde and ſoule / Grovves vvide vvithal, […]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604...
- O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set.1835, Alfred Tennyson, “Locksley Hall”, in Poems. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC
- Shaped like a crescent.
- Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
Verb
crescent (third-person singular simple present crescents, present participle crescenting, simple past and past participle crescented)
- To form a crescent shape.
- A dark wood crescents more than half the lawn1809, Anna Seward, “Letter VI. 195”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- To decorate with crescents.
Proper noun capitalized: Crescent
Crescent
- A census-designated place in McIntosh County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
- A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
- A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
- A hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Rowan County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
- A city in Logan County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon.
- A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
- A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Arthur, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
crescent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
crescent in Hindi
- figure of the moon
- अर्धचंद्र ardhacandra
crescent in Tamil
- symbol used by many Islamic entities
- பிறை piṟai
- figure of the moon
- பிறை piṟai
crescent in Urdu
- figure of the moon
- ہِلال hilāl
crescent in Bengali
- অর্ধচন্দ্রাকৃতি, ক্রিসেন্ট
More languagesFewer languages
- crescent in Telugu
- చంద్రవంక candravaṅka
- crescent in Malayalam
- ചന്ദ്രക്കല, അർദ്ധചന്ദ്രാകാരമായ
- crescent in Kannada
- ಹೆರೆ
- crescent in Odia
- ଇନ୍ଦୁରେଖା indurekhā
- crescent in Sanskrit
- अर्धचन्द्राकार ardhacandrākāra
- crescent in Tagalog
- gasuklay
- crescent in Arabic
- هِلَال hilāl
- crescent in Malay
- bulan sabit
- crescent in Persian
- ماهچه mâhče
- crescent in Vietnamese
- trăng lưỡi liềm, lưỡi liềm
Examples of crescent in a sentence
- My patronus is a unicorn and I literally talk to moon and love the croissant crescent.
- For my annual tribute to my Polish grandmother, I’ll make her crescent rolls.
- An oblong figure fesswise divided palewise, from one end a thick projection, and in chief a crescent.
Synonyms of crescent
Antonyms
Forms of crescent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crescents |
| alternative abbreviation | cres. |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crescents |
| present participle | crescenting |
| past participle | crescented |
| past | crescented |
Origin of crescent
From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant. The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.
Words formed from crescent
- crescentchest
- Crescent City
- crescent fresh
- Crescent Head
- crescentic
- crescentiform
- crescentlike
- crescent moon
- crescentoid
- crescent roll
- crescent-shaped
- Crescent Springs
- Crescent Valley
- crescentwise
- crescent wrench
- equicrescent
- Fertile Crescent
- Golden Crescent
- La Crescent
- Mornington Crescent
- Red Crescent
- semicrescent
- Turkish crescent
- yellow-crescent blister beetle
Phrases with crescent
Words that rhyme with crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
- convalescent
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- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
- detumescent
Questions about crescent
- What does crescent mean?
- Crescent means the figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- What is crescent in Hindi?
- Crescent in Hindi is अर्धचंद्र (ardhacandra). See Crescent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is crescent?
- Crescent can be a noun, an adjective, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce crescent?
- Crescent is pronounced /ˈkɹɛz.ənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of crescent?
- The plural of crescent is crescents.
Words near crescent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crescent (page history and authors); Crescent (page history and authors); crescent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crescent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crescent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଇନ୍ଦୁରେଖା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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