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单词 appliant
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appliantadj.

Forms: see apply v. and -ant suffix1.
Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French appliant , applier ; apply v., -ant suffix1.
Etymology: Probably partly < Anglo-Norman and Middle French appliant, present participle of applier apply v., and partly < apply v. + -ant suffix1. With sense 2 compare applicable adj. Compare also pliant adj.
Obsolete.
1. Applying or inclining the mind; favourably inclined, docile, pliant; diligent. Also with to, unto.
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society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > teachable
disciplinablec1454
appliant1483
docile1483
teachable1483
towardly1528
docible1549
schoolable1594
instructable1603
disciplinala1628
instructible1645
educable1834
educationable1852
educatable1868
1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxx. f. lxxviiiv Theyr wylle was not aplyaunt to the counceyll of the..peple that they had to gouerne.
1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) xi. 49 Hym that is ryght well applyaunt For to bere it.
1549 H. Latimer 1st Serm. before Kynges Grace sig. Aviiv Pharao..applyant unto the lustes of his owne herte.
?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome iii. xxxvi. 533 That the soule may be alwaies..appliant vnto reason.
1836 I. Taylor Physical Theory Another Life viii. 103 Of all the instruments or the artificial combinations which man employs, there is not one at all to be compared with language;—there is not one nearly so elaborate in its construction, or so copious in its materials, or so nice and appliant in its evolutions.
1873 E. J. Brennan Witch of Nemi 136 So haughty but appliant to his will.
2. Applicable, pertinent to.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective]
to (the) purposea1387
pertinentc1390
appliablec1429
relevantc1540
appliant1548
incident1557
relative1579
home1607
effectual1608
ad rem1680
adaptable1718
to the point1817
pointful1898
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Eivv Yt [which] I have spoken..is..appliaunt to the latter portion of the sayde supper.
1609 W. Leigh First Step towards Heaven 117 The third and last is his subiection to increase and growth in body, and strength in spirit, by little and little; infallible proofes of his humanity, and no waye applyant to the diuinity.
1831 W. S. Landor in Gebir, Count Julian, & Other Poems 240 I understand not a fantastic speech Appliant to no person, to no purport.
1844 I. Taylor Anc. Christianity (ed. 4) II. Supp. 7 One other single sentence, which requires several pages of astute reasoning to render it appliant to his purpose!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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