naiant

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adjective

Depicted swimming horizontally.

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natantswimminghorizontal
OriginMiddle French noiant ← Latin natare →
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Meanings

adjectivenaiant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentDepicted swimming horizontally.

    Synonyms: natant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDepicted swimming horizontally.

Similar
natant

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveapplied to a fish depicted horizontally

Similar
swimminghorizontal
Also see
horizontalnageantnatantswimming

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinnatare
  2. Middle Frenchnoiant
  3. Englishnaiant

From Middle French noiant, present participle of noier (“to swim”), from Latin natare. Doublet of natant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TainanTiannaAntian
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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