vacillant
See also: vacil·lant
English
Etymology
From Latin vacillans, present participle of vacillare. Compare French vacillant. See vacillate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvæsɪlənt/
Adjective
vacillant (comparative more vacillant, superlative most vacillant)
- (archaic) That vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant
Derived terms
References
- “vacillant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Participle
vacillant
- present participle of vaciller
Adjective
vacillant (feminine vacillante, masculine plural vacillants, feminine plural vacillantes)
Further reading
- “vacillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
vacillant
- third-person plural present active indicative of vacillō