alate

[ey-leyt]

adjective

1. having wings; winged.

2. having membranous expansions like wings.

noun

1. the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.

alate

/ ˈeɪleɪt /

adjective

1. having wings or winglike extensions

Other Word Forms

• subalate adjective
• subalated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of alate¹

1660–70; < Latin ālātus, equivalent to āl ( a ) ala + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of alate¹

C17: from Latin ālātus, from āla wing

Example Sentences

On Saturday the WHO said the patient in Japan had travelled to Wuhan in alate December but did not visit the Hunan seafood market or any other live animal markets.

From The Guardian

Winged, furnished with wings: swift: wounded in the wing: lofty, sublime: alate, abounding in wings.—adv.

From Project Gutenberg

This latter name I consider the correct one, for these organs unquestionably preside over alate equilibrium: they are true balancers.

From Project Gutenberg

Cells more or less pyriform, alate, narrow below, bulging or ventricose upwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• feathered