adherent
English
Alternative forms
- adhærent (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present participle of adhaereō (“to stick to, cling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ædˈ(h)ɪəɹənt/, /əd-/
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Adjective
adherent (comparative more adherent, superlative most adherent)
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adherent sand
- Adhesive, sticking to something.
- 1738, Alexander Pope, Imitations of Horace, Book II, Epistle II:
- Close to the cliff with both his hands he clung
And stuck adherent, and suspended hung.
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- Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
- (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Synonyms
Translations
adhesive
that has the quality of clinging
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Noun
adherent (plural adherents)
- A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
Translations
a person who has membership in some group
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Catalan
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Further reading
- “adherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adxěrent/
- Hyphenation: ad‧he‧rent
Declension
Synonyms
- (follower): prìstalica, prȉstaša, slȅdbenīk/sljȅdbenīk
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