See also: pénétrant

English

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Adjective

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penetrant (comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant)

  1. That penetrates; piercing.
    • 1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul, page 82:
      Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.

Noun

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penetrant (plural penetrants)

  1. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates.

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Catalan

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penetrant

  1. gerund of penetrar

Dutch

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from French pénétrant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpeː.nəˈtrɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧trant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

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penetrant (comparative penetranter, superlative penetrantst)

  1. pungent, penetrating (of smells)

Declension

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Declension of penetrant
uninflected penetrant
inflected penetrante
comparative penetranter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial penetrant penetranter het penetrantst
het penetrantste
indefinite m./f. sing. penetrante penetrantere penetrantste
n. sing. penetrant penetranter penetrantste
plural penetrante penetrantere penetrantste
definite penetrante penetrantere penetrantste
partitive penetrants penetranters
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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pénétrant.

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Adjective

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penetrant (strong nominative masculine singular penetranter, comparative penetranter, superlative am penetrantesten)

  1. (of a sound, voice, etc.) piercing
  2. (of a smell, etc.) penetrating
  3. pushy, obtrusive

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Further reading

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  • penetrant” in Duden online
  • penetrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

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Verb

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penetrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of penetrō

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pénétrant.

Adjective

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penetrant m or n (feminine singular penetrantă, masculine plural penetranți, feminine and neuter plural penetrante)

  1. penetrating

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