clamant

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/ˈklæmənt//ˈkleɪmənt/

adjective

Urgent.

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blatantclamorousstridentvociferousnoisycryingexigentinsistent
OriginLatin clāmāns →
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Meanings

adjectiveclamant (comparative more clamant, superlative most clamant)

comparative more clamant · superlative most clamant

  1. Urgent.

    The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 190
  2. Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.

    clamant children

    a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveconspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

Similar
blatantclamorousstridentvociferousnoisy

adjectivedemanding attention

Similar
cryingexigentinsistentinstantimperative
Also see
badblatantclamorouscryingdireexigentimperativeinsistentinstantnoisystridenturgentvociferous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinclāmāns
  2. Englishclamant

Latin clāmāns, present participle of clāmō (“yell”). Doublet of claimant.

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Translations

Bulgarian спешен
  • спешен (spešen)Urgent

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clamant

paymentclaimantraimentamentgayment
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Anagrams

calmant
Cite this entry
APA

clamant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clamant

MLA

“clamant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clamant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clamant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clamant.

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