- Lenten
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adjective
Date: before 12th century
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; especially meager <Lenten fare>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Lenten
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Lenten — Lent en, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. [1913 Webster] She quenched her fury at the flood, And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lenten — [lent′ n] adj. [ME lenten < OE lengten, full form of LENT: now felt as LENT + EN] [also l ] 1. of, connected with, or suitable for Lent 2. spare; meager [Lenten fare] … English World dictionary
Lenten — (adj.) late O.E., from LENT (Cf. Lent) + EN (Cf. en) (2). Elizabethan English had Lenten faced lean and dismal (c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
Lenten — Lent en (l[e^]nt n), n. Lent. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lenten — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or appropriate to Lent. ORIGIN Old English, «spring, Lent», related to LONG(Cf. ↑longish) (perhaps with reference to the lengthening of the day in spring) … English terms dictionary
Lenten — /len tn/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or suitable for Lent. 2. suggesting Lent, as in austerity, frugality, or rigorousness; meager. Also, lenten. [ME, orig. attributive use of lenten LENT, later taken as adj. ending in EN2] * * * … Universalium
Lenten — Lent•en also lent•en [[t]ˈlɛn tn[/t]] adj. 1) rel of, pertaining to, or suitable for Lent 2) suggesting Lent, as in austerity; meager • Etymology: ME, orig. attributive use of lenten Lent … From formal English to slang
lenten — пресный; постный lenten fare постная пища … English-Russian travelling dictionary
lenten — adj. of, in, or appropriate to, Lent. Phrases and idioms: Lenten fare food without meat. Etymology: orig. as noun, = spring, f. OE lencten f. Gmc, rel. to LONG(1), perh. with ref. to lengthening of the day in spring: now regarded as adj. f. LENT… … Useful english dictionary
Lenten color — Lenten Lent en, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. [1913 Webster] She quenched her fury at the flood, And with a Lenten salad cooled her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
