English Explanatory Dictionary

treant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fictional anthropomorphic organism having many characteristics of a tree.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹiːɛnt/ /ˈtɹiːənt/ /ˈtɹiːænt/ /ˈtɹeɪənt/ /ˈtɹiːɑnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-treant.wav

Word forms

treant treants

Etymology

From tree + ent, with modification of the spelling to avoid the unusual forms treent or treeent. Used as a replacement for ent due to copyright issues; cf. halfling.

Related words

ent
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