adj
Meaning 1
begging, pleading, supplicating
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
supplicant
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈsʌplɪkənt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: S AH1 P L AH0 K AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
one who comes to humbly ask or petition
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
humbly entreating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suppliant, supplicatory
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
one praying humbly for something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a suppliant for her favors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petitioner, suppliant, requester
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: applicant, applier
Narrower terms: besieger, postulant, solicitor, canvasser
noun
Meaning 6
someone who prays to God
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prayer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: religious person
Narrower terms: beadsman, bedesman
History
Etymology
From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”).