adj
Meaning 1
Urgent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
clamant
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/ˈklæmənt/
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/ˈkleɪmənt/
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rhymes with -æmənt
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rhymes with -eɪmənt
adj
Meaning 2
Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
demanding attention- H.L.Mencken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crying, exigent, insistent, instant
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blatant radios
- a clamorous uproar
- strident demands
- a vociferous mob
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blatant, clamorous, strident, vociferous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Latin clāmāns, present participle of clāmō (“yell”). Doublet of claimant.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: спешен (spešen) — Urgent