volant
English
Etymology
From Middle French volant, present participle of voler (“to fly”), from Latin volāre.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
volant (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying.
- (heraldry) Represented as unsupported in the air.
- Flying, or able to fly.
- 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.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 209:
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
volant m or f (masculine and feminine plural volants)
Noun
volant m (plural volants)
Verb
volant
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Czech
Etymology
From French volant (“steering wheel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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Declension
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Participle
volant
- present participle of voler
- Voici un oiseau volant.
- Here's a flying bird.
Noun
volant m (plural volants)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “volant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French
Noun
volant m (uncountable)
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) volant
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