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adjective suffix
Etymology: Latin -ulentus
that abounds in (a specified thing) <flocculent>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-ulent — [yo͞o lənt, yoolənt, yələnt] [< Fr or L: Fr ulent < L ulentus] suffix full of, abounding in [flocculent] … English World dictionary
-ulent — from Latin adjective suffix ulentus full of … Etymology dictionary
-ulent — suffix forming adjectives meaning abounding in, full of (fraudulent; turbulent). Derivatives: ulence suffix forming nouns. Etymology: L ulentus * * * (y)ələnt adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ulentus, olentus; probably akin to Latin olēre to… … Useful english dictionary
-ulent — a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning having in quantity, full of that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent. Also, lent. [ < L ulentus] * * * … Universalium
-ulent — suffix (forming adjectives) full of: fraudulent. Derivatives ulence suffix. Origin from L. ulentus … English new terms dictionary
-ulent — u·lent … English syllables
-ulent — or lent, a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning “having in quantity, full of” that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent[/ex] • Etymology: < L ulentus … From formal English to slang
-ulent — an adjective suffix meaning full of (some thing or quality), as in fraudulent, purulent. {Latin ulentus full of} …
-lent — suffix forming adjectives (pestilent; violent) (cf. ULENT). Etymology: L lentus ful * * * a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, var. of ulent: pestilent. * * * suffix (forming adjectives) full of; characterized by pestilent | violent… … Useful english dictionary
flocculent — resembling wool, 1800, from L. floccus lock of hair, flock of wool + ULENT (Cf. ulent). Related: Floculence … Etymology dictionary
