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flatulent — flatulent, ente [ flatylɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1575; du lat. flatus « vent » ♦ Qui s accompagne de gaz, qui en produit. Dyspepsie, colique flatulente. Propriétés flatulentes des féculents. ● flatulent, flatulente adjectif (latin flatus, vent) Qui s… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Flatulent — Flat u*lent, a. [L. flatus a blowing, flatus ventris windiness, flatulence, fr. flare to blow: cf. F. flatulent. See {Blow}.] 1. Affected with flatus[2] or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy. [1913 Webster] 2. Generating, or tending… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flatulent — flatulént adj. m., pl. flatulénţi; f. sg. flatuléntă, pl. flatulénte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic FLATULÉNT, Ă adj. (med.) Produs prin flatulenţă. [< … Dicționar Român
flatulent — (adj.) 1590s, from M.Fr. flatulent, from Mod.L. flatulentus, from L. flatus a blowing, a breaking wind, pp. of flare to blow, puff, which is cognate with O.E. blawan (see BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1)) … Etymology dictionary
Flatulént — (lat.), blähend; Flatulénz, Blähsucht; Blähungsbeschwerden; Flatus, Blähung (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Flatulent — Flatulent, s. Blähung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
flatulent — I adjective bombastic, bombastical, declamatory, fustian, garrulous, grandiloquent, high flown, inflated, long winded, mouthy, oratorical, orotund, pompous, pretentious, prolix, rhetorical, talkative, tumid, turgid, verbose, wordy II index… … Law dictionary
flatulent — flatulent, te (fla tu lan, lan t ) adj. Terme de médecine. Qui est rempli de flatuosités. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Quant à la tumeur oedemateuse et flatulente qui occupoit entierement tout le bras, PARÉ IX, 14. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
flatulent — *inflated, tumid, turgid Analogous words: empty, hollow, *vain: *superficial, shallow: bombastic, grandiloquent, magniloquent, *rhetorical Contrasted words: weighty (see HEAVY): pithy, compendious, summary (see CONCI … New Dictionary of Synonyms
flatulent — [adj] pretentious, long winded bombastic, inflated, oratorical, overblown, pompous, prolix, shallow, superficial, swollen, tedious, tumescent, tumid, turgid, windy, wordy; concepts 267,404 Ant. brief, unpretentious … New thesaurus
flatulent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. DERIVATIVES flatulence noun … English terms dictionary
