ringent

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adjective

Having the semblance of lips parted wide, such as may be observed in certain flowers.

OriginLatin ringens →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Having the semblance of lips parted wide, such as may be observed in certain flowers.

    Ringent pools of gas kept erupting in oily eyes on the surface.

    1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 107

Origin

  1. Latinringens
  2. Englishringent

Latin ringens, from the verb ringi (“to open wide”).

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Translations

Finnish kaksihuulinen
  • kaksihuulinenhaving semblance of lips parted wide

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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