vacillant

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/ˈvæsɪlənt/

adjective

That vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant

Similar
vacillatingwaveringirresolute
OriginLatin vacillans →
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Meanings

adjectivevacillant (comparative more vacillant, superlative most vacillant)

comparative more vacillant · superlative most vacillant

  1. archaicThat vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveuncertain in purpose or action

Similar
vacillatingwaveringirresolute
Also see
irresolutevacillatingwavering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvacillans
  2. Englishvacillant

From Latin vacillans, present participle of vacillare. Compare French vacillant. See vacillate. By surface analysis, Latin vacill- + -ant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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