lentic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to, or living in still waters (such as lakes, ponds, or wetlands).

Opposite
lotic
OriginLatin lentus →
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Meanings

adjectivelentic (comparative more lentic, superlative most lentic)

comparative more lentic · superlative most lentic

  1. Of or pertaining to, or living in still waters (such as lakes, ponds, or wetlands).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds)

Opposite
lotic
Also see
lenitic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlentus“slow”
  2. Englishlentic

From Latin lentus (“slow”) + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

clientlectin
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APA

lentic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentic

MLA

“lentic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lentic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentic.

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