RECUMBENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recumbent mean? 

• RECUMBENT (adjective)
  The adjective RECUMBENT has 1 sense:

1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

  Familiarity information: RECUMBENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECUMBENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

Synonyms:

accumbent; decumbent; recumbent

Similar:

unerect (not upright in position or posture)

Derivation:

recumb (lean in a comfortable resting position)

 Context examples 

But in time Dennin grew more tractable. It seemed to her that he was growing weary of his unchanging recumbent position. He began to beg and plead to be released.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I should respectfully suggest a recumbent posture, then put yourself in also and call it 'Dolce far niente'.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Transient blanching of the lower half of the body while in the lateral recumbent position, most commonly seen in premature or low birth weight infants.

(Harlequin Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)

Here, recumbent on a small sofa, underneath a picture of a race-horse, with her head close to the fire, and her feet pushing the mustard off the dumb-waiter at the other end of the room, was Mrs. Micawber, to whom Mr. Micawber entered first, saying, My dear, allow me to introduce to you a pupil of Doctor Strong's.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)