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suppliant
sup·pli·ant S0906100 (sŭp′lē-ənt)adj. Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.n. A supplicant.
[From Middle English, one who supplicates, from Old French, present participle of supplier, to entreat, from Latin supplicāre; see supplicate.]
sup′pli·ance n.sup′pli·ant·ly adv.suppliant (ˈsʌplɪənt) adjexpressing entreaty or supplicationn, adj another word for supplicant[C15: from French supplier to beseech, from Latin supplicāre to kneel in entreaty; see supple] ˈsuppliantly adv ˈsuppliance nsup•pli•ant (ˈsʌp li ənt)
n. 1. a person who supplicates; petitioner. adj. 2. supplicating. 3. expressive of supplication, as words or actions. [1400–50; < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin supplicāre to supplicate] sup′pli•ant•ly, adv. sup′pli•ant•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | suppliant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"petitioner, requester, supplicantapplicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admissionbesieger - an energetic petitionerpostulant - one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious ordercanvasser, solicitor - a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | | Adj. | 1. | suppliant - humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"supplicant, supplicatorybeseeching, imploring, pleading - begging |
suppliantnounOne who humbly entreats:beggar, prayer, suitor, supplicant.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeesupplicantFinancialSeesuppliersuppliant
Synonyms for suppliantnoun one who humbly entreatsSynonyms- beggar
- prayer
- suitor
- supplicant
Synonyms for suppliantnoun one praying humbly for somethingSynonyms- petitioner
- requester
- supplicant
Related Words- applicant
- applier
- besieger
- postulant
- canvasser
- solicitor
adj humbly entreatingSynonymsRelated Words- beseeching
- imploring
- pleading
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