Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Nutant

Nu′tant

,
Adj.
[L.
nutans
, p. pr. of
nutare
to nod, v. intens. fr.
nuere
(in comp.) to nod; cf. Gr. [GREEK].]
Nodding; having the top bent downward.

Definition 2024

nutant

nutant

English

Adjective

nutant ‎(comparative more nutant, superlative most nutant)

  1. (of bodily organs and flowers) nodding, drooping

Latin

Verb

nūtant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of nūtō

Etymology

From nūtāns ‎(“nodding”), present active participle of nūtō ‎(“nod, signal”).

Similar Results