flatulent

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UK/ˈflætjʊlənt/UK/ˈflæt͡ʃʊlənt/US/ˈflæt͡ʃələnt/

adjective

Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to break wind.

“a flatulent food”

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Meanings

adjectiveflatulent (comparative more flatulent, superlative most flatulent)

comparative more flatulent · superlative most flatulent

  1. Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to break wind.

    Sorry, I'm a bit flatulent at the moment - just eaten some curry.

    Synonyms: farty

  2. Causing flatulence.

    a flatulent food

  3. Reminiscent of flatulence.

    a flatulent smell

  4. obsoleteEmpty; vain.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAffected by gas in the intestine; likely to break wind.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivegenerating excessive gas in the alimentary canal

adjectivesuffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchflatulent
  2. Englishflatulent

From Middle French flatulent.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan flatulent, flatós
  • flatulentaffected by gas in the intestine
  • flatósaffected by gas in the intestine
Finnish ilmavaivainen
  • ilmavaivainenaffected by gas in the intestine
French flatulent
  • flatulentaffected by gas in the intestine
German flatulent
  • flatulentaffected by gas in the intestine
Irish briosc
  • brioscaffected by gas in the intestine
Italian flatulente, flatulento
  • flatulenteaffected by gas in the intestine
  • flatulentoaffected by gas in the intestine
Persian گوزو
  • گوزو (guzu)affected by gas in the intestine
Portuguese flatulento
  • flatulentoaffected by gas in the intestine
Russian страдающий газами
  • страдающий газами (stradajuščij gazami)affected by gas in the intestine
Scottish Gaelic gaothach
  • gaothachaffected by gas in the intestine
Spanish flatulento, flatulente
  • flatulentoaffected by gas in the intestine
  • flatulenteaffected by gas in the intestine

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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