English Explanatory Dictionary

arent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Drying out, parching, withering.
verb
  1. Misspelling of aren't.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːɹɛnt/ /ˈɑɹɛnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-arent.wav

Word forms

arent more arent most arent Arents

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ārentem, the accusative singular form of ārēns (“drying, parching; withering”), the present participle of āreō (“to be dry or parched; to be dried up or withered”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to be dry; to dry; to burn; ashes”).

Synonyms

desiccating exsiccating
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