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ADIENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adient mean?
• ADIENT (adjective)
The adjective ADIENT has 1 sense:
1. characterized by acceptance or approach
Familiarity information: ADIENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by acceptance or approach
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
abient (characterized by avoidance or withdrawal)
Pertainym:
adience ((psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object)
Derivation:
adience ((psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object)
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