clamant

[ kley-muhnt, klam-uhnt ]

adjective

1. clamorous; noisy.
2. compelling or pressing; urgent:

   a clamant need for reform.

clamant

/ ˈkleɪmənt /

adjective

1. noisy
2. calling urgently

Other Words From

• clamant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of clamant¹

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin clāmant- (stem of clāmāns, present participle of clāmāre “to shout”), equivalent to clām- ( claim ) + -ant- -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of clamant¹

C17: from Latin clāmāns, from clāmāre to shout

Example Sentences

And then high up in the firmamental darkness we heard the clamant cries of some great, passing birds.

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There was instant and clamant disapproval, each one of us urging an unquestionable claim to the guardianship of the orphan Menace.

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Among their clamant red and yellow laurel and rhododendron showed glossy green, and added to the gay tapestry.

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The need of such an institution has long been clamant, and the visit of the Ukrainian choir has brought matters to a crisis.

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He returned it to His people, a more clamant conscience than ever, and He also gave them grace to fulfil its demands.

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