ENT

¹

1. Medicine/Medical. ear, nose, and throat.

-ent

²

1. a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.

ENT

¹

abbreviation for

1. ear, nose, and throat

-ent

²

suffix forming adjectives

1. causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action

   dependent

   astringent

Word History and Origins

Origin of ENT¹

From Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns ), present participle suffix of conjugations 2 ( -ēre, as in habēre “to have”), 3 ( -ere, as in scrībere “to write”), and 4 ( -īre, as in audīre “to hear”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of ENT¹

from Latin -ent-, -ens, present participial ending

Example Sentences

Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.

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Ambient, am′bi-ent, adj. going round: surrounding: investing.

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Appar′entness; Heir′-appar′ent, applied to one who will undoubtedly inherit if he survives the present possessor.

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Percurrent, per-kur′ent, adj. running through the whole length.

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Percipient, per-sip′i-ent, adj. perceiving: having the faculty of perception.

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