cadent

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adjective

Falling.

“The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses in Astrology are considered cadent houses.”

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cadencedrhythmicalrhythmic
OriginLatin cadens →
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Meanings

adjectivecadent (comparative more cadent, superlative most cadent)

comparative more cadent · superlative most cadent

  1. Falling.

    The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses in Astrology are considered cadent houses.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemarked by a rhythmical cadence

Similar
cadencedrhythmicalrhythmic
Also see
cadencedrhythmicrhythmical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincadens“falling”
  2. Englishcadent

From the Latin cadens (“falling”), present active participle of cado (“to fall”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decantcanteddacent
Cite this entry
APA

cadent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadent

MLA

“cadent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cadent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadent.

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