-ulent

-ulent
-ulent from Latin adjective suffix -ulentus "full of."

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  • -ulent — [yo͞o lənt, yoolənt, yələnt] [< Fr or L: Fr ulent < L ulentus] suffix full of, abounding in [flocculent] …   English World dictionary

  • -ulent — suffix forming adjectives meaning abounding in, full of (fraudulent; turbulent). Derivatives: ulence suffix forming nouns. Etymology: L ulentus * * * (y)ələnt adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ulentus, olentus; probably akin to Latin olēre to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • -ulent — adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ulentus that abounds in (a specified thing) < flocculent > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -ulent — a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning having in quantity, full of that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent. Also, lent. [ < L ulentus] * * * …   Universalium

  • -ulent — suffix (forming adjectives) full of: fraudulent. Derivatives ulence suffix. Origin from L. ulentus …   English new terms dictionary

  • -ulent — u·lent …   English syllables

  • -ulent — or lent, a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning “having in quantity, full of” that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent[/ex] • Etymology: < L ulentus …   From formal English to slang

  • -ulent — an adjective suffix meaning full of (some thing or quality), as in fraudulent, purulent. {Latin ulentus full of} …  

  • -lent — suffix forming adjectives (pestilent; violent) (cf. ULENT). Etymology: L lentus ful * * * a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, var. of ulent: pestilent. * * * suffix (forming adjectives) full of; characterized by pestilent | violent… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flocculent — resembling wool, 1800, from L. floccus lock of hair, flock of wool + ULENT (Cf. ulent). Related: Floculence …   Etymology dictionary

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