declinantadj.n.
/ˈdɛklɪnənt/ A. adj.
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1. Heraldry. ‘Applied to a serpent borne with the tail straight downwards’ (Robson, Brit. Herald, 1830).
2. Declining.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting
descendanta1522
setting1597
occidual1635
occiduous1656
descensional1728
declinant1893
1893 National Observer 20 May 17/2 Auriga..drooped declinant, perilously near the horizon.
One who is declining (in fortunes, etc.).
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition > one who
fallen star?1545
fallen angel1646
declinanta1734
a1734 R. North Lives of Norths II. 64 The aspirant dealt with all imaginable kindness and candour to the declinant.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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adj.n.a1734- wide on the bow-hand
- wide on the bowhand
- wide open
- wide open spaces
- wide receiver
- wide work
- wide world
- wide-angle
- wide-angled
- wide-apart
- wide-aperture
- wide-arched
- wide-armed
- wide-awakeativeness
- wide-awakedness
- wide-awakefulness
- wide-awakeness
- wide-band
- wide-bellied
- wide-bodied
- wide-body
- wide-branching
- wide-brimmed
- wide-circling
- wide-cut