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Definition of "anticipant" [an•tic•i•pant]

  • Coming or acting in advance: clouds anticipant of a storm. (adjective)
  • Expectant; anticipating: a team anticipant of victory. (adjective)
  • One who anticipates. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "anticipant" in a sentence
  • "Luisa is very anticipant about when I return to work."
  • "I just love it when the sky is broody and anticipant, and especially when the light gets dim with the heaviness of the clouds!"
  • "It was mounted on the box seats very high up, where it looked conspicuously happy, and sounded a little hysterical; and it was packed, tight and warm and anticipant into every available seat."