fluctuant
[ fluhk-choo-uh nt ]
/ ˈflʌk tʃu ənt /
adjective
fluctuating; varying; unstable.
undulating; moving or seeming to move in waves.
RELATED WORDS
enormous, untold, unforeseen, immense, boundless, infinite, vast, shaky, unstable, wobbly, frail, unreliable, immature, vulnerable, rocky, nervous, insecure, weak, precarious, unsettled
Nearby words
flq, flra, flu, flub, flubdub, fluctuant, fluctuate, fluctuation, flucytosine, fludrocortisone acetate, flue
Origin of fluctuant
Related formsun·fluc·tu·ant, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fluctuant
fluctuant
/ (ˈflʌktjʊənt) /
adjective
inclined to vary or fluctuate; unstable
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Word Origin and History for fluctuant
fluctuant
1550s, from Latin fluctuantem (nominative fluctuans), present participle of fluctuare "to move in waves" (see fluctuation).
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