volant

English

Etymology

From Middle French volant, present participle of voler (“to fly”), from Latin volāre.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvəʊlənt/

Adjective

volant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying.
2. Flying, or able to fly.
3. Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 209:

     he turned to catch through the trees a flitting glimpse of her light dress, her volant attitude, as she sped silently and secretly back to the waiting group on the porch.

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Catalan

Adjective

volant m. (feminine volanta, masculine plural volants, feminine plural volantes)

1. flying

Noun

volant m. (plural volants)

1. steering wheel
2. (sports) shuttlecock
3. badminton
4. tassel

Verb

volant

1. Present participle of volar.

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Noun

volant m.

1. steering wheel

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French

Etymology

Present participle of voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɔlɑ̃/

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Adjective

volant m. (f. volante, m. plural volants, f. plural volantes)

1. flying

   Voici un oiseau volant.

   Here's a flying bird.

2. (literary) fleeting

Derived terms

• cerf-volant
• poisson volant

Noun

volant m. (plural volants)

1. steering wheel
2. (technical) flywheel
3. flounce
4. (sports) shuttlecock; badminton

Derived terms

• au volant

Anagrams

• lovant

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

voile m. inv.

1. frill, flounce

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Latin

Verb

volant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of volō