increscent

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noun

A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).

Opposite
decrescent
OriginLatin increscens →
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Meanings

nounincrescent (plural increscents)

plural increscents

  1. governmentA crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).
adjectiveincrescent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
decrescent

Origin

  1. Latinincrescens
  2. Englishincrescent

Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with increscent

crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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Anagrams

necriscentcrescentin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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