Syn: ascendant, ascensive.
[WordNet 1.5]
rooted and ascendant strength like that of
foliage. --John Ruskin
[WordNet 1.5]
2. having the most important influence.
Syn: ascendant, dominating, prestigious. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ascendent — ASCENDÉNT, Ă, ascendenţi, te, adj., subst. 1. adj. Care urcă, suitor. ♢ Linie ascendentă = linie genealogică ce suie de la fiu la părinţi, de la nepoţi la bunici etc. ♦ (fig.) Care se dezvoltă progresiv (de la inferior la superior, de la simplu… … Dicționar Român
ascendent — n. 1. position or state of being dominant or in control. that idea was in the ascendant. Syn: ascendant. [WordNet 1.5] 2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent). Syn: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascendent — (frz. Assangdang), das Ansehen, das Uebergewicht, was sonst auch durch Prästigium ausgedrückt wird … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
ascendent — ascèndent m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA krvni srodnik u daljoj prošlosti; predak, opr. descendent ETIMOLOGIJA vidi ascendencija … Hrvatski jezični portal
Ascendent — Ascendant As*cend ant, Ascendent As*cend ent, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. [1913 Webster] The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin. [1913 Webster] 3. Superior;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascendent — I. noun see ascendant I II. adjective see ascendant II … New Collegiate Dictionary
ascendent — 1. adjective Upward in direction or proclivity. 2. noun a) A person from whom one is descended. b) A position of power or control. Syn: ancestor … Wiktionary
ascendent — as|cen|dent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
ascendént — adj. m., s. m., pl. ascendénţi; f. sg. ascendéntã, pl. ascendénte … Romanian orthography
ascendent — m IV, DB. a, Ms. ascendentncie; lm M. ascendentnci, DB. ów książk. «krewny w linii wstępnej (w linii ojca i matki); przodek, antenat» ‹z łac.› … Słownik języka polskiego
