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lənt adjective
1.
engaged in or having the power of flight.
2.
moving lightly; nimble.
noun
3.
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
Related forms
non·vo·lant, adjective
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (usually postpositive) heraldry in a flying position |
| 2. | rare flying or capable of flight |
| 3. | poetic moving lightly or agilely; nimble |
| [C16: from French: flying, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre] | |
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Volant
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
volant
"flying," 1509, from M.Fr., from L. volantem (nom. volans), prp. of volare "to fly," of unknown origin. Fr. voler, lit. "to fly," in 16c. acquired a sense of "to steal," via the trans. meaning "to make fly."
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Both similarities and differences exist between subpopulations of cutaneous nerves in the emu and volant birds.
Genetic tests of rapid parallel speciation of flightless birds from an extant volant ancestor.
The presence of a pit lake with poor water quality is a concern for all terrestrial and volant wildlife in the vicinity.
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