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Aunt

Definition: Aunt

Aunt

Noun

1. The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "aunt" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Etymology: Aunt \Aunt\, noun. [Old French expression ante, French tante, from Latin expression amita father's sister. Compare to Amma.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Aunt

DomainDefinition

Dream Interpretation

For a young woman to dream of seeing her aunt, denotes she will receive sharp censure for some action, which will cause her much distress.
If this relative appears smiling and happy, slight difference will soon give way to pleasure. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Slang in 1811

AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Aunt

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

One's aunt is either a female sibling of one of one's parents or the wife of an uncle who is the male sibling of a parent.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aunt."

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Synonyms: Aunt

Synonyms: auntie (n), aunty (n). (additional references)
Antonym: uncle (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Aunt

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Consanguinity

Kinsman, kinfolk; kith and kin; relation, relative; connection; sibling, sib; next of kin; uncle, aunt, nephew, niece; cousin, cousin-german; first cousin, second cousin; cousin once removed, cousin twice; removed; near relation, distant relation; brother, sister, one's own flesh and blood.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Aunt

English words defined with "aunt": bequeathcousin, cousin-germaneach week, every weekfirst cousin, full cousingrandaunt, great-aunthebdomadallyleavemaiden auntpriggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanicalsquare-toed, stop, stop over, straightlaced, straitlacedtight-laceduncleVictorianweekly, will. (references)
Specialty definitions using "aunt": ADAMANTcollateral heirLady Magistrate, Lamerock. (references)

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Modern Usage: Aunt

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You got authorization from Aunt Jenny (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

If nagging were an Olympic sport, my Aunt Voula would win a gold medal (My Big Fat Greek Wedding; writing credit: Nia Vardalos)

Uncle Frank and Aunt Jack (Mrs. Doubtfire; writing credit: Randi Mayem Singer)

Aunt Abby, how can I believe you (Arsenic and Old Lace; writing credit: Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa)

Oh, I've gone mad, Aunt Genevieve (Curly Top; writing credit: Arthur J. Beckhard; Patterson McNutt)

Lyrics

Oh tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please (Achy Breaky Heart; performing artist: Billy Ray Cyrus)

Or tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please, ("Achy Breaky Heart"; performing artist: Billy Ray Cyrus)

invalid aunt (Draft Dodger Rag; performing artist: Phil Ochs)

Acquitted my Aunt Hortense, (Smut; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Movie/TV Titles

Eve of Aunt Agnes (1974)

Travels with My Aunt (1972)

Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)

Aunt Clara (1954)

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (1949)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Aunt

DomainTitle

Books

  • Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Aunt

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Photo Album: Aunt

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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) at Aunt Caroline's Park in Shady Cove. Credit: Terry Tuttle.

Oh, Aunt Sarah, where shall we get another Jack-O'-Lantern?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Aunt Olivia didn't say so but she almost did. Credit: Library of Congress.

Aunt Emma is so romantic. Credit: Library of Congress.

Charles, taking his aunt for a sail: Cheer up Aunty, we'll soon be aboard and then you'll think you're ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Old Aunt Julia Ann Jackson, age 102 and the corn crib where she lives. Credit: Library of Congress.

Aunt Winnie. Credit: Library of Congress.

Aunt Charlotte. Credit: Library of Congress.

Aunt Phoebe, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [i.e. Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, S.C. Credit: Library of Congress.

Aunt Samantha Baumgarner, fiddler, banjoist, guitarist, North Carolina, Asheville. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Aunt
 

"Expression 1" by Jillian Balfour
Commentary: "Expression: a facial aspect / look or physical position that conveys a special feeling. (my lovely aunt and niece, walking at the zoo. the trust of a child is a sweet thing.)."
"Opium Drying 1" by Erika Thorpe
Commentary: "Opium stalks hung to dry....no I'm not an Opium addict, these grow wild in my aunt and uncle's vineyard, they are dried for decoration."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Use in Literature: Aunt

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

If the talking aunt had taken me quite by surprize, it must have been the death of me.

Tangled Tale

Carroll, Lewis

Her aunt evaded the question

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

This aunt, who had remained single, was very rich from the maternal side, and the son of her sister was her natural heir

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

A lamp with a reflector hung on the japanned wall of the fireplace and by its light his aunt was reading the evening paper that lay on her knees

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Their aunt I am in law, in love their mother

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Aunt Sadie brought it from the St. Louis Fair

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Aunt

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

In February 1995, the aunt of a 4-year-old girl was awakened by the sounds of a bat in the room where the child was sleeping. (references)

Terms from years ago, such as pot, herb, grass, weed, Mary Jane, and reefer, are still used. You might also hear the names Aunt Mary, skunk, boom, gangster, kif, or ganja. (references)

Women

Ghana

In April a man living in Tongor in the Volta Region chopped off the hands of an elderly aunt, claiming that she was a witch. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Aunt

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Linda Thompson

Well, interestingly enough, I disappeared for two weeks. I went on vacation with my aunt and uncle to Golf Shores, Alabama.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Aunt

"Aunt" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 57.61% of the time. "Aunt" is used about 3,059 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)57.61%1,7624,779
Noun (singular)42.39%1,2976,099
                    Total100.00%3,059N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Aunt

Expressions using "aunt": aunt by marriage Aunt Sally maiden aunt maternal aunt paternal aunt spinster aunt. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "aunt": aunt-in-law, aunt-mother.

Ending with "aunt": agony-aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt, half-aunt, maiden-aunt, not-really-an-aunt, step-aunt.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aunt

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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598

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26

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25

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332

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24

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322

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23

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319

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23

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200

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22

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124

aunt dream pollys tgp

22

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103

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22

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103

aunt polly tgp

21

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79

aunt bee

21

aunt minnie

52

aunt jamima

20

aunt mature tgp

49

aunt gift

19

aunt judys gallery

39

aunt bug

18

aunt pollys

36

aunt hot

17

aunt judys mature

36

aunt nephew story

16

aunt bambis

33

aunt jane

16

gigolo aunt

33

aunt judys.com

16

agony aunt

31

aunt sadies candle

15

aunt polly.com

30

anderson aunt juliet peg

15

aunt b b bb pollys

27

the aunt story

14
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Aunt

Language Translations for "aunt"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

tant. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

Teze (mother's sister), Teto (Auntie), Hallë, Emtë. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏زوجة العم أو الخال, ‏عمة (auntie, turban), ‏خالة (auntie). (various references)

   

Asturian

  

tía. (various references)

   

Aymara

  

ipa. (various references)

   

Basque

  

izeba. (various references)

   

Bemba

  

mayosenge. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

Леля, Вуйна. (various references)

   

Catalan

  

tia. (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

iyaan. (various references)

   

Chamorro

  

tiha. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

伯母 (wife of father's elder brother). (various references)

   

Cornish

  

modryp. (various references)

   

Czech

  

teta. (various references)

   

Danish

  

tante. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

tante (maternal aunt, paternal aunt). (various references)

   

Ecuadorian Quechua

  

taitapac pani, mamapac ñaña. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

patroflanka onklino (paternal aunt), patrinflanka onklino (maternal aunt), onklino. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

mostir, fastir. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

زن عمو, زن داءی , عمه , خاله . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

täti. (various references)

   

French

  

tante. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

muoike. (various references)

   

German

  

Tante (Auntie, Aunty, crone, lady, old girl). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Θεία, θεία (auntie). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

tia. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ֳודה, דודה. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nagynéni. (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

móðursystir (maternal aunt, paternal aunt), födursystir. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

tante (auntie), bibi (auntie). (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

attak. (various references)

   

Irish

  

aintín. (various references)

   

Italian

  

zia. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

伯母. (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

おばさん (lady, ma'am, middle-aged lady, woman), おば, しゅくぼ, はくぼ (dusk, nightfall, twilight). (various references)

   

Kongo

  

tata nkento. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

아줌마 (Aunty). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

zia. (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

tetka. (various references)

   

Manx

  

shuyr vayrey, shuyr ayrey, ben vraar ayrey. (various references)

   

Maori

  

whaaea keekee. (various references)

   

Maya

  

tyah. (various references)

   

Mohawk

  

-sta'a. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

tante. (various references)

   

Occitan

  

tanta. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

tia, tanta. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

auntay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

ciocia. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

tia. (various references)

   

Provencal

  

tanta. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

Tuşã (hit), Tanti (Auntie), måtuşå, Mãtuşã (Goody). (various references)

   

Romansch

  

onda. (various references)

   

Romany

  

àla. (various references)

   

Ruanda

  

senge. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

тётя, тетя, Тетя, Тетка. (various references)

   

Samoan

  

uso o le tina. (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

rakgadi, mmane, mmamogolo. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ujna, tetka, strina. (various references)

   

Shona

  

vatete, maiguru. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tía (Auntie, Aunty, chippy, packet, tail). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

tanta. (various references)

   

Swazi

  

maké-lómncáne, maké-lómkhûlu, babékati. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Tant (Auntie, mama), Moster (maternal aunt), Faster (paternal aunt). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

tiyá, ále. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Teyze (maternal aunt), Hala (paternal aunt). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

daяza (ma'am). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

Тьотя, Тітка (Dame). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

thím (auntie), mợ (auntie), , (cousin, signorina), bác gái trời ơi!. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

modryb. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Aunt

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

amita. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Aunt

LanguageDateSourceLeviticus Chapter 18, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAschmosunhn adelfou tou patroV sou ouk apokaluyeiV kai proV thn gunaika autou ouk eiseleush suggenhV gar sou estin
Latin405VulgateTurpitudinem patrui tui non revelabis nec accedes ad uxorem eius quae tibi adfinitate coniungitur
Middle English1395WyclifThe filthheed of the brother of thi fadir thow shalt not opne, ne thow shalt goo to the wijf of hym, the which is ioyned to thee thury affynyte.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThou shalt not open the secrettes of thy fathers brother: that is thou shalt not goo in to his wife, for she is thyne awnte.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
Victorian English1833WebsterThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thy aunt.
Basic English1964OgdenYou may not have sex relations with the wife of your father's brother, for she is of your family;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Aunt

LanguageLeviticus Chapter 18, Verse 14
BulgarianГолотата на бащиния си брат да не откриеш, тоест , при жена му да се не приближиш; тя ти е стрина.
CebuanoAng pagkahubo sa igsoon nga lalake sa imong amahan dili mo pagbuksan: dili ka magduol sa iyang asawa; siya mao ang imong iyaan.
CroatianNe otkrivaj golotinje svoga strica! To jest, nemoj se približavati njegovoj ženi. Ta ona je tvoja strina.
DanishDin Farbroders Blusel må du ikke blotte, du må ikke komme hans Hustru nær, hun er din Faster.
DutchGij zult de schaamte van den broeder uws vaders niet ontdekken; tot zijn huisvrouw zult gij niet naderen; zij is uw moei.
FinnishÄlä paljasta setäsi häpyä, älä ryhdy hänen vaimoonsa; hän on sinun tätisi.
FrenchTu ne découvriras point la nudité du frère de ton père. Tu ne t`approcheras point de sa femme. C`est ta tante.
GermanDu sollst deines Vaters Bruders Blöße nicht aufdecken, daß du sein Weib nehmest; denn sie ist deine Base.
HungarianA te atyád fiútestvérének szemérmét fel ne fedd, annak feleségéhez ne közelgess, nagynénéd õ.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariJangan bersetubuh dengan istri pamanmu, karena dia bibimu juga.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaJangan kamu mencemarkan tempat tidur saudara laki-laki bapamu, sebab kawin dengan bininya, karena ialah mamakmu.
ItalianNon scoprirai la nudità del fratello di tuo padre, cioè non ti accosterai alla sua moglie: è tua zia.
MaoriKei hurahia e koe kia takoto tahanga te teina, tuakana ranei, o tou papa, kei whakatata koe ki tana wahine; ko tou whaea keke ia.
NorwegianDin farbrors leie skal du ikke vanære, hans hustru skal du ikke komme for nær; hun er din fars søster.
PortugueseNão descobrirás a nudez do irmão de teu pai; não te chegarás à sua mulher; ela é tua tia.   
RumanianSq nu descoperi goliciunea fratelui tatqlui tqu. Sq nu te apropii de nevasta lui. Yi-este mqtuwq.
RussianоБЗПФЩ ВТБФБ ПФГБ ФЧПЕЗП ОЕ ПФЛТЩЧБК Й Л ЦЕОЕ ЕЗП ОЕ РТЙВМЙЦБКУС: ПОБ ФЕФЛБ ФЧПС.
Spanish"No descubrirás la desnudez del hermano de tu padre. No te acercarás a su mujer. Ella es tu tía.
SwedishDu skall icke blotta din faders broders blygd: vid hans hustru skall du icke komma; hon är din faders syster.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Aunt

Derivations

Words beginning with "aunt": aunthood, aunthoods, auntie, aunties, auntlier, auntliest, auntlike, auntly, aunts, aunty. (additional references)

Words ending with "aunt": avaunt, chaunt, daunt, flaunt, gaunt, grandaunt, haunt, jaunt, outvaunt, romaunt, taunt, vaunt. (additional references)

Words containing "aunt": chaunted, chaunter, chaunters, chaunting, chaunts, daunted, daunter, daunters, daunting, dauntingly, dauntless, dauntlessly, dauntlessness, dauntlessnesses, daunts, flaunted, flaunter, flaunters, flauntier, flauntiest, flaunting, flauntingly, flaunts, flaunty, gaunter, gauntest, gauntlet, gauntleted, gauntleting, gauntlets, gauntly, gauntness, gauntnesses, gauntries, gauntry, grandaunts, haunted, haunter, haunters, haunting, hauntingly, haunts, jaunted, jauntier, jauntiest, jauntily, jauntiness, jauntinesses, jaunting, jaunts, jaunty. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Aunt" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aan, abun, acuent, aen, aient, aiunt, ajut, amnt, Amunet, anth, antt, antx, Anu, anud, anue, Anui, anuk, anum, Anup, anut, anute, anxt, arnt, Asnt, atnt, auen, Augt, aun, auna, aunk, aunte, aunti, aunto, aust, aut, Ayut, baunt, Caunt, eunoto, iuncta, qunt, raunt, Saunt, Uan, Uanc, unt, waunt, wunt. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Aunt"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "aunt" (pronounced a"nt or ô"nt)
3a" n tant, Brant, cant, chant, implant, incant, decant, disenchant, enchant, grant, levant, pant, plant, Quant, rant, recant, replant, scant, slant, supplant, transplant.
2-n tagent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, Ament, amount, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, anoint, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appoint, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accent, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, account, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, acquaint, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, admonishment, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advent, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, affront, ascendant, ascent, aspirant, assailant, assent, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, augment, avant, ballpoint, banishment, basement, battlefront, battlement, beachfront, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, blueprint, blunt, bombardment, Brent, brilliant, brunt, buoyant, burnt, catamount, celebrant, cement, cent, checkpoint, circumvent, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandant, commandment, commencement, comment, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaint, complaisant, complement, compliant, compliment, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment.
3ô" n tConte, daunt, flaunt, gaunt, haunt, jaunt, taunt.
2-n tagent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, Ament, amount, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, anoint, ant, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appoint, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accent, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, account, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, acquaint, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, admonishment, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advent, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, affront, ascendant, ascent, aspirant, assailant, assent, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, augment, avant, ballpoint, banishment, basement, battlefront, battlement, beachfront, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, blueprint, blunt, bombardment, Brant, Brent, brilliant, brunt, buoyant, burnt, cant, catamount, celebrant, cement, cent, chant, checkpoint, circumvent, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandant, commandment, commencement, comment, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaint, complaisant, complement, compliant, compliment, component, comportment.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Aunt

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: tuna.

Words within the letters "a-n-t-u"

-1 letter: ant, nut, tan, tau, tun, uta.

-2 letters: an, at, na, nu, ta, un, ut.

 Words containing the letters "a-n-t-u"
 

+1 letter: aunts, aunty, daunt, gaunt, haunt, jaunt, junta, quant, tabun, taunt, tunas, unapt, unhat, vaunt.

 

+2 letters: amount, antrum, attune, auntie, auntly, autumn, avaunt, butane, cantus, chaunt, daunts, eluant, flaunt, haunts, jaunts, jaunty, juntas, jurant, lunate, manitu, mantua, mutant, nature, naught, nautch, nougat, numbat, nutant, nutate, nutria, outman, outran, peanut, quaint, quanta, quants, quinta, santur, sultan, suntan, tabuns, tanuki, taunts, tauten, toucan, truant, tundra, tunica, turban, unhats, unseat, untack, untame, vaunts, vaunty, walnut.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Translations: Ancient
17. Bible Trace
18. Derivations
19. Rhymes
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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