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volitant

[vol-i-tnt, -tuh nt]
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adjective

engaged in or having the power of flight.
active; moving.

RELATED WORDS

floating, aerial, soaring, express, mobile, fleet, drifting, gliding, waving, streaming, flapping, winging, mercurial, speedy, aeronautical, airborne, avian, volant, volar

Nearby words

  1. vole,
  2. volga,
  3. volga river,
  4. volga tatar,
  5. volgograd,
  6. volitation,
  7. volition,
  8. volitional tremor,
  9. volitionary,
  10. volitive

Origin of volitant

1840–50; < Latin volitant- (stem of volitāns), present participle of volitāre to flutter, frequentative of volāre to fly; see -ant
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British Dictionary definitions for volitant

volitant

adjective

flying or moving about rapidly
capable of flying

Word Origin for volitant

C19: from Latin volitāre to flit, from volāre to fly
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