Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

aperient


ape·ri·ent

adj \ə-ˈpir-ē-ənt\

Definition of APERIENT

: gently moving the bowels : laxative
aperient noun

Origin of APERIENT

Latin aperient-, aperiens, present participle of aperire
First Known Use: 1626

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: aperies
Previous Word in the Dictionary: aperea
All Words Near: aperient

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up aperient? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).