natant

[ neyt-nt ]

adjective

1. swimming or floating.
2. Botany. floating on water, as the leaf of an aquatic plant.

natant

/ ˈneɪtənt /

adjective

1. (of aquatic plants) floating on the water
2. rare.
   floating or swimming

Other Words From

• natant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of natant¹

First recorded in 1450–1500; from Latin natant- stem of natāns, present participle of natāre “to swim”; -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of natant¹

C18: from Latin natāns, present participle of natāre to swim

Example Sentences

She stood rigid, listening with a natant, sickening consciousness that something terrible hung at her back.

From Project Gutenberg

Tota natant crispis juga motibus et tremit absens Pampinus, et vitreis vindemia turget in undis.

From Project Gutenberg