macilent
/ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/
macilent adjective: lean; thin; emaciated.
Adjective
macilent (comparative more macilent, superlative most macilent)
- Lean; thin; emaciated
- It ought not to be doubted but that there will yet be a time of so copious an effusion of the Holy Spirit, as will invigorate it afresh and make it spring up, out of its macilent withered state, into its primitive liveliness and beauty.c. 1675–1702, John Howe, “The Living Temple”, in The Works of John Howe, M.A., volume 3, Religious Tract Society, published 1870, page 469
- Synonyms:
- scrawny
macilent meaning in Tamil and Bengali
macilent in Tamil
- அதிஒல்லி
macilent in Bengali
- কৃশ, রোগা, শীর্ণ
Synonyms of macilent
Forms of macilent
| comparative | more macilent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most macilent |
Origin of macilent
From Latin macilentus (“lean, thin, meagre”), from Latin maciēs (“leanness; poverty”), from Latin macer (“meager; poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with English emaciate and meagre.
Questions about macilent
- What does macilent mean?
- Macilent means lean; thin; emaciated.
- What is macilent in Tamil?
- Macilent in Tamil is அதிஒல்லி. See Macilent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is macilent?
- Macilent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce macilent?
- Macilent is pronounced /ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/.
Words near macilent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: macilent (page history and authors); macilent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); macilent (Bengali Wiktionary) (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.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “macilent.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/macilent. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.