vacillant

See also: vacil·lant

English

Etymology

From Latin vacillans, present participle of vacillare. Compare French vacillant. See vacillate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvæsɪlənt/

Adjective

vacillant (comparative more vacillant, superlative most vacillant)

1. (archaic) That vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant

Derived terms

• vacillancy

References

• “vacillant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Participle

vacillant

1. present participle of vaciller

Adjective

vacillant (feminine vacillante, masculine plural vacillants, feminine plural vacillantes)

1. vacillating

Further reading

• “vacillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

vacillant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of vacillō