avoidant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈvɔɪdənt/
Etymology
Etymology tree English avoid Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English avoidant From avoid + -ant.
Meanings
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Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
Then as the cranes, that to Riphæan mountains Might fly in part, and part towards the sands, These of the frost, those of the sun avoidant, One folk is going, and the other coming,
1867, Dante Alighieri, “The Divine Comedy”, in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, transl., Purgatorio, volume 2, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, Canto 26, lines 43-46, p. 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more avoidant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most avoidant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypersensitive avoidant · conflicted avoidant · nonavoidant · cold-avoidant · exploitable-avoidant · unavoidant · avoidant personality · self-deserting avoidant · avoidant personality disorder · phobic avoidant · cold avoidant · exploitable avoidant · avoidantly
Translations (6)
grc ἀποφευκτικός (exhibiting avoidance) · el αποφευκτικός (exhibiting avoidance) · es evitativo (exhibiting avoidance) · cs vyhýbavý (exhibiting avoidance) · es evitante (exhibiting avoidance) · es evitador (exhibiting avoidance)