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Definition: COURANT |
COURANTAdjective1. Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms. Personal pronoun1. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper. 2. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Knowledge | Know full well; have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of; be au courant; Adjective: have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends; know by heart, know by rote; be master of; connaitre le dessous des cartes, know what's what. |
Aware of, cognizant of, conscious of; acquainted with, made acquainted with; privy to, no stranger to; au -fait, au courant; in the secret; up to, alive to; behind the scenes, behind the curtain; let into; apprized of, informed of; undeceived. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: COURANT |
| English words defined with "COURANT": Couranto. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "COURANT": ARTSPEAK ♦ CIMS PL/I, COW'S COURANT ♦ SETL, SETL2. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "COURANT": Current. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "COURANT" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (daily paper, journal, newspaper), French (current, draft, everyday, flow, frequent, Glen, instant, present day, run, running, standard, standing, stream, tide, track, usual). |
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Books | |||
Periodicals |
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Music |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expression using "COURANT": au courant. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "COURANT": Counter-courant. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "COURANT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | على علم (au courant, informed). (various references) | |
Danish | emissionsstrøms densitet (densité de courant l'émission). (various references) | |
Dutch | emissiestroomdichtheid (densité de courant l'émission). (various references) | |
Finnish | emissiovirran tiheys (densité de courant l'émission). (various references) | |
French | densité de courant l'émission (densité de courant l'émission). (various references) | |
German | Emissionsstromdichte (densité de courant l'émission). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מעו"כן (au courant, up to date, updated). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ourantcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | densidade de corrente de emissão (densité de courant l'émission). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "COURANT": courante, courantes, couranto, courantoes, courantos, courants. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "COURANT" (pronounced kuh"runt) |
| 4 | -r u n t | apparent, arrant, aberrant, abhorrent, adherent, celebrant, coherent, immigrant, declarant, deterrent, emigrant, entrant, errant, flagrant, fragrant, grandparent, hydrant, incoherent, indifferent, inherent, migrant, parent, quadrant, recalcitrant, registrant, seafront, torrent, transparent, tyrant, vagrant, vibrant, warrant. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, abortifacient, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, harassment, hesitant, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vigilant, violent, virulent, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-n-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: cantor, carton, contra, cornua, craton, outran, toucan, turaco. | |
-2 letters: acorn, actor, canto, cornu, cotan, count, court, narco, octan, racon, taroc, trona. | |
-3 letters: arco, aunt, auto, cant, carn, cart, coat, corn, curn, curt, narc, nota, orca, rant, rato, roan, rota, rout, runt, taco, tarn, taro, tora, torc, torn, tour, tuna, turn, unco, unto. | |
-4 letters: act. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-n-o-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: calutron, courante, couranto, courants, outrance, turncoat. | |
+2 letters: calutrons, coruscant, courantes, courantos, courtesan, furcation, incubator, mucronate, nectarous, nocturnal, nucleator, obscurant, outracing, outrances, raconteur, suctorian, turncoats, undercoat. | |
+3 letters: accoutring, aeronautic, auctioneer, buccinator, cautionary, connatural, counteract, counterman, countryman, courantoes, courtesans, enunciator, eructation, furcations, incubators, incubatory, inculcator, inoculator, nucleators, obscurants, precaution, punctuator, raconteurs, soundtrack, suctorians, trinocular, truncation, ulceration, ultrasonic, unactorish, undercoats, unromantic, urtication. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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