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abient
[
ab
-ee-
uh
nt ]
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/ ˈæb i ənt /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
Psychology
.
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
Words nearby abient
abide
,
abide by
,
abiding
,
abidjan
,
abie
,
abient
,
abietate
,
abietic acid
,
abigail
,
abihu
,
abilene
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Origin of abient
<
Latin
abient-
(stem of
abiēns,
present participle of
abīre
), equivalent to
ab-
ab-
+
-i-
go +
-ent-
-ent
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The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR
is...