adient

[ ad-ee-uh nt ]
/ ˌæd i ənt /

adjective Psychology.

tending to move toward a stimulus.

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Compare abient.

Origin of adient

< Latin adient- (stem of adiēns approaching, present participle of adīre), equivalent to ad- ad- + -i- go + -ent- -ent

Words nearby adient

adiathermancy, adichie, adie, adie syndrome, adie's pupil, adient, adieu, adige, adighe, adigranth, adios
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