expectant
Meaning of expectant
- having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.
expectant crowds arrived early
- a person who anticipates receiving something, especially high office.
some devoted themselves to the wearer of the crown, and others to the expectant
late Middle English: from Latin exspectant- ‘expecting’, from the verb exspectare (see expect).
Information about expectant
- The plural form of expectant is: expectants.
- Languages in which expectant is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of expectant
ex-pec-tant
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- expectant is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
expectant synonyms
Meaning anticipant:
Meaning big:
big, enceinte, gravid, great, large, heavy
Meaning strongly wanting to do or have something:
Meaning very enthusiastic and eager:
Meaning very eager or curious to hear or see something:
Meaning feeling or causing great excitement or other strong feelings:
Meaning the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event:
Meaning happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something:
Meaning feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event:
Meaning feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome:
expectant antonyms
Meaning not interested in or concerned about something or someone:
Translation of expectant
- Spanish: expectante
- German: erwartungsvoll
Anagrams of expectant
Words that rhyme with expectant
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