*sant*

n. a. See Acescency, Acescent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bezant. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to brisance. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having the ability to shatter, as contrasted with merely fracturing; -- of explosives. the more brisant explosives, such as dynamite, will shatter rock into smaller fragments than the less brisant, such as gunpowder. [ WordNet 1.5 + PJC ]

pos>a. [ L. cessans, p. pr. of cessare. See Cease. ] Inactive; dormant [ Obs. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See Complacent. ] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are to whom my satire seems too bold:
Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. Pope.

Syn. -- Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See Obliging.

-- Com"plai*sant`ly, adv. -- Com"plai*sant`ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. confessant. ] One who confesses to a priest. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) See Cognizant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) See Cognizant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conversans, p. pr. of conversari: cf. F. conversant. ] 1. Having frequent or customary intercourse; familiary associated; intimately acquainted. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have been conversant with the first persons of the age. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed; -- generally used with with, sometimes with in. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

he uses the different dialects as one who had been conversant with them all. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conversant only with the ways of men. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Concerned; occupied. [ 1913 Webster ]

Education . . . is conversant about children. W. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who converses with another; a convenser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a familiar manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. corpo santo holy body. ] St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Counter- + passant: cf. F. contrepassant. ] (Her.) Passant in opposite directions; -- said of two animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. croissant, adj. & n., crescent. ] (Her.) Terminated with crescents; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ OF. damage + F. faisant doing, p. pr. See Feasible. ] (Law) Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a participant in a discussion, especially a member of a panel.
Syn. -- panelist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ F. désobéissant. ] Disobedient. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. desplaisant, F. déplaisant. See Displease. ] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [ Obs. ] Speed. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ly, adv. [Obs.] Strype. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ness, n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. ] In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess), of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + E. anthrax: cf. F. glossanthrax. ] A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England. ] (Zool.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (Lophophorus Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to golden yellow in certain lights. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. pref. im- not + puissant. See Puissant. ] Weak; impotent; feeble. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Incense to anger. ] (Her.) A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. incessans, -antis; pref. in- not + cessare to cease: cf. F. incessant. See Cease. ] Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Against the castle gate,
. . . Which with incessant force and endless hate,
They batter'd day and night and entrance did await. Spenser.

Syn. -- Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; unremitting; ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Unceasingly; continually. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Springing up or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Malacissation. ] Softening; relaxing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One guilty of malfeasance. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. misa`nqrwpos; misei^n to hate + 'a`nqrwpos a man; cf. F. misanthrope. Cf. Miser. ] A hater of mankind; a misanthropist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. misanthropique. ] Hating or disliking mankind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A misanthrope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Misanthrope. ] A misanthrope. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. misanthropie. ] Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to philanthropy. Orrery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Multi- + L. versans, p. pr. See Versant. ] Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F., p. pr. of naître to be born, L. nasci. ] (Her.) Same as Jessant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. obéissant, p. pr. of obéir to obey. ] Ready to obey; reverent; deferential; also, servilely submissive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obversans, p. pr. of obversari to hover before; ob (see Ob-) + versare to move about. ] Conversant; familiar. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., p. pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i. ] 1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Curs&unr_;ry, careless. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. Sir P. Pett. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Surpassing; excelling. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. païsant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), païsan, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan. ] A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Countryman; rustic; swain; hind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rustic, rural. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rude; clownish; illiterate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Peasantlike. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. “A bold peasantry.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rusticity; coarseness. [ Obs. ] p. Butler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. perçant, p. pr. of percer to pierce. ] Piercing. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. pesant heavy. ] Made heavy or dull; debased. [ Obs. ] “Pesanted to each lewd thought's control.” Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]