concomitant

[ kon-kom-i-tuhnt, kuhn- ]
See synonyms for concomitant on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. existing or occurring with something else, as a related feature or circumstance; accompanying: The Dutch economy was already burdened by the high national debt and concomitant high taxation.

  2. existing or occurring at the same time; concurrent: Anti-Catholicism peaked from the 1830s through the 1850s, concomitant with the growing debate over slavery.

noun
  1. a concomitant quality, circumstance, or thing.

Origin of concomitant

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin concomitant- (stem of concomitāns, present participle of concomitārī ), equivalent to con- con- + comit- (stem of comes ) comes + -ant- -ant

Other words for concomitant

Other words from concomitant

  • con·com·i·tant·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for concomitant

concomitant

/ (kənˈkɒmɪtənt) /


adjective
  1. existing or occurring together; associative

noun
  1. a concomitant act, person, etc

Origin of concomitant

1
C17: from Late Latin concomitārī to accompany, from com- with + comes companion, fellow

Derived forms of concomitant

  • concomitantly, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012