saltant

[ sal-tnt ]

adjective

1. dancing; leaping; jumping.

saltant

/ ˈsæltənt /

adjective

1. (of an organism) differing from others of its species because of a saltation

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltant¹

1595–1605; < Latin saltant- (stem of saltāns, present participle of saltāre to jump about, dance, frequentative of salīre to jump), equivalent to sal- jump + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltant¹

C17: from Latin saltāns dancing, from saltāre, from salīre to spring

Example Sentences

So I said nothing, for, after all, what possible social community could one find in a blindfold old mule and a handful of saltant or fluttering creatures?

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When he chaseth and followeth after other beasts, hee goeth alwaies saltant or rampant; which he never useth to doe when he is chased in sight, but is onely passant.

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Woods and fields are tremulous at twilight with the shimmering of white saltant forms, and immemorial Ocean yields up curious sights beneath thin moons.

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Nos saltamus, Vos saltatis, Illi saltant, We dance, Ye dance, They dance.

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Glad to escape so easily, the young acolyte disappeared down the alley of fig trees, not without a furtive look at the patches of chickweed around their roots, the possible ambuscade of creeping or saltant vermin.

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