Definition of ant
: any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties
ants in one's pants
: impatience for action or activity : restlessness
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Origin and Etymology of ant
Middle English ante, emete, from Old English æmette; akin to Old High German āmeiza ant
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Definition of ant
1 antenna
2 antonym
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Definition of Ant
Antarctica
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Definition of -ant
1a : one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent claimant coolantb : thing that promotes (a specified action or process) expectorant
2 : one connected with annuitant
3 : thing acted upon (in a specified manner) inhalant
Origin and Etymology of -ant
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from -ant, present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans, present participle suffix of first conjugation, from -a- (stem vowel of first conjugation) + -nt-, -ns, present participle suffix; akin to Old English -nde, present participle suffix, Greek -nt-, -n, participle suffix
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Definition of -ant
1 : performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition) somnambulant
2 : promoting (a specified action or process) expectorant
ANT Defined for English Language Learners
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: a kind of small insect that lives in an organized social group
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Definition of -ant for English Language Learners
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: a person or thing that does a specified thing
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Definition of -ant for English Language Learners
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: doing a specified thing or behaving in a specified way
ANT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of ant for Students
: a small insect related to the bees and wasps that lives in colonies and forms nests in the ground or in wood in which it stores food and raises its young
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Definition of -ant for Students
1 : one that does or causes a certain thing deodorant
2 : thing that is acted upon in a certain way
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Definition of -ant for Students
1 : doing a certain thing or being a certain way observant
2 : causing a certain action
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