clamant

cla·mant

adj \ˈklā-mənt, ˈkla-\

Definition of CLAMANT

1

: clamorous, blatant

2

: demanding attention : urgent

— cla·mant·ly adverb

Examples of CLAMANT

1. <clamant students gathered outside the college president's office, protesting the denial of tenure for the popular professor>
2. <faced with utter bankruptcy, she didn't think that moist skin was one of her clamant needs at that moment>

Origin of CLAMANT

Latin clamant-, clamans, present participle of clamare to cry out

First Known Use: 1639

Related to CLAMANT

Synonyms: blatant, caterwauling, vociferous, clamorous, obstreperous, squawking, vociferant, vociferating, yawping (or yauping), yowling

Antonyms: noncritical, nonurgent

Related Words: clangorous, dinning, discordant, noisy; loudmouthed, outspoken, vocal; boisterous, rackety, raucous, robustious, rowdy, uproarious; cacophonous, dissonant, earsplitting, grating, shrill, strident; blaring, blustering, booming, brassy, brazen

Near Antonyms: noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still; calm, hushed, subdued

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Rhymes with CLAMANT

ament