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rasant

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English

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Etymology

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From French rasant.

Adjective

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rasant (not comparable)

  1. (military, obsolete) sweeping; flanking
    rasant fire

Anagrams

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French

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Participle

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rasant

  1. present participle of raser

Adjective

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rasant (feminine rasante, masculine plural rasants, feminine plural rasantes)

  1. shaving (lightly touching)
  2. boring (annoying)

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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18th century, borrowed from French rasant in the military sense. The sense “rapid” through influence by unrelated German rasen (to rush).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁaˈzant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

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rasant (strong nominative masculine singular rasanter, comparative rasanter, superlative am rasantesten)

  1. (military, sports, of a projectile or ball) having a flat trajectory
  2. (now the main sense) rapid, turbulent, tempestuous (at great and possibly uncontrolled speed)
    Synonyms: mitreißend, rasend, stürmisch, turbulent

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: razantní

Further reading

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  • rasant” in Duden online
  • rasant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache