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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ent, suffix. - -ent is attached to some verbs to form adjectives with the meaning "doing or performing (the action of the verb)'':differ + -ent → different.
- -ent is also attached to some verbs to form nouns with the meaning "one who does or performs (the action)'':stud(y) + -ent → student (= one who studies).See -ant, -ence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ENT, - Medicineear, nose, and throat.
-ent, - a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin:accident; different.
- Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns), present participle suffix of conjugations 2, 3, 4
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ENT abbreviation for - ear, nose, and throat
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ent suffix forming adjectives , suffix forming nouns - causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action: astringent, dependent
Etymology: from Latin -ent-, -ens, present participial ending |