C16: from Latin cadēns falling, from cadere to fall
cadent in American English
(ˈkeɪdənt)
adjective
1. Archaic
falling
2.
having cadence
cadent in American English
(ˈkeidnt)
adjective
1.
having cadence
2. archaic
falling
Word origin
[1580–90; ‹ L cadent-, (s. of cadēns falling, prp. of cadere), equiv. to cad- fall + -ent--ent]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bomb, classical, cockpit, critical, humanist-ent is a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix-ent include: accident, different