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Versant

Ver′sant

,
Adj.
[L.
versans
, p. pr. of
versare
to turn about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See
Versatile
.]
Familiar; conversant.
[R.]
Men not
versant
with courts of justice.
Sydney Smith.

Ver′sant

,
Noun.
[F.]
The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.

Definition 2024

versant

versant

English

Adjective

versant ‎(comparative more versant, superlative most versant)

  1. (archaic) experienced, practiced
  2. conversant
    • Sydney Smith
      Men not versant with courts of justice.

Noun

versant ‎(plural versants)

  1. a slope of a mountain or mountain ridge
  2. the overall slope of a region

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛʁ.sɑ̃/

Verb

versant

  1. present participle of verser

Noun

versant m ‎(plural versants)

  1. slope, side

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

versant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of versō

Etymology

From French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō ‎(“I turn”).

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