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naiant

naiant adjective: depicted swimming horizontally.

naiant: depicted swimming horizontally
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Adjective

naiant (not comparable)

  1. Depicted swimming horizontally.
    Synonyms:
    natant

Synonyms of naiant

Origin of naiant

From Middle French noiant, present participle of noier (“to swim”), from Latin natare. Doublet of natant.

Words formed from naiant

Questions about naiant

What does naiant mean?
Naiant means depicted swimming horizontally.
What part of speech is naiant?
Naiant is an adjective.

Words near naiant in the dictionary

  1. naiad
  2. naiadaceous
  3. naiades
  4. Naiadian
  5. naiads
  6. naiant
  7. naias
  8. NAIAX
  9. naib
  10. naibor
  11. naibors

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