单词 | invigorant |
释义 | invigorant in British English (ɪnˈvɪɡərənt) noun a medicine, drink, etc that invigorates invigorant in American English (inˈvɪɡərənt) noun a tonic Word origin [1815–25; invigor(ate) + -ant]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coupon, norm, pullout, treadmill, trolley-ant is a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from verbs, occurring originally in Frenchand Latin loanwords (pleasant; constant; servant) and productive in English on this model; -ant has the general sense “characterized by or serving in the capacity of” that namedby the stem (ascendant; pretendant), esp. in the formation of nouns denoting human agents in legal actions or otherformal procedures (tenant; defendant; applicant; contestant). In technical and commercial coinages, -ant is a suffix of nouns denoting impersonal physical agents (propellant; lubricant; deodorant). In general, -ant can be added only to bases of Latin origin, with a very few exceptions, as coolant |
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