courant

American  

[koor-uhnt, koo-rahnt, koo-rahn] / ˈkʊər ənt, kʊˈrɑnt, kuˈrɑ̃ /

adjective

1. Heraldry. (of an animal) represented in the act of running.

   a greyhound courant.

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noun

1. courante.

Etymology

Origin of courant

1595–1605; < French: literally, running, masculine present participle of courir to run; cf. current

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Example Sentences

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courant

It’s important to remember that it was 1976, so this particular fashion choice was not yet au courant, because they had just codified it.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

If SGA’s interviews were edgier, if his game were a little more noisy, if his sneakers were more au courant than good ol’ Converse…it might be different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

External link The company is also central to what is au courant: the credit cycle and the AI boom, and also as an investment opportunity itself—or not.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

And she showed she’s a close study of au courant Gen Z retro hits, slipping into the breezy disco of “Moonlit Floor,” her kinda-cover of Sixpence None The Richer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025

It suffered an immediate extinction, when she found herself au courant of a conversation between two people of opposite sexes, a dalliance flirtatious in character, interspersed with laughter and snatches of song.

From Juggernaut by Alice Campbell

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