clamant
adjective
ˈkla- 
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Clamant is considerably less common than its synonym "clamorous." As the similarities in spelling might suggest, these two words are etymologically related, both coming from the Latin verb clamare, meaning "to cry out or shout." Another relative is the noun claimant, meaning "one that asserts a right or title." The paths from "clamare" to "clamorous" and "claimant" follow routes that lead through Anglo-French. "Clamant," however, comes directly from Latin, deriving from "clamant-, clamans," the present participle of the verb "clamare."
Synonyms
- blatant
- caterwauling
- clamorous
- obstreperous
- squawking
- vociferant
- vociferating
- vociferous
- yawping
- yauping
- yowling
Example Sentences
Word History
Latin clamant-, clamans, present participle of clamare to cry out
1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1
clamant
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- vocal
- vociferating
- vociferous
- caterwauling
- clamorous
- yawping
- blatant
- outspoken
- squawking
- shrill
- noisy
- obstreperous
- yowling
- vociferant
- strident
- yauping
- boisterous
- dissonant
- discordant
- raucous
- clangorous
- cacophonous
- rowdy
- brassy
- grating
- dinning
- rackety
- earsplitting
- robustious
- booming
- brazen
- uproarious
- loudmouthed
- blustering
- blaring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- silent
- quiet
- soundless
- still
- noiseless
- calm
- subdued
- hushed
Synonyms & Similar Words
- urgent
- acute
- exigent
- pressing
- importunate
- dire
- compelling
- imperative
- emergent
- instant
- crying
- intense
- critical
- desperate
- imperious
- burning
- insistent
- immediate
- necessitous
- serious
- demanding
- overriding
- hazardous
- crucial
- extreme
- dangerous
- grave
- life-or-death
- vital
- severe
- precarious
- perilous
- explosive
- life-and-death
- unstable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- incidental
- trivial
- minor
- negligible
- unimportant
- nonurgent
- noncritical
- stable
- nonthreatening
- safe
- low-pressure