ASCENDANT

ascendant, ascendent, dominating

(adjective) most powerful or important or influential; “the economically ascendant class”; “D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe”

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

(adjective) tending or directed upward; “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”- John Ruskin

ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root

(noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

ascendant, ascendent

(noun) position or state of being dominant or in control; “that idea was in the ascendant”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

ascendant (comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)

Rising, moving upward.

Surpassing or controlling.

Noun

ascendant (plural ascendants)

Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.

An ancestor (antonym of descendant)

(usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)

Ascent; height; elevation.

(astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

Anagrams

• adnascent

Source: Wiktionary

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As*cend"ant, n. Etym: [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.]

1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. Temple.

2. (Astrol.)

Definition: The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

Note: Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. Burke.

3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. Robertson.

4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe.

As*cend"ant, As*cend"ent, a.

1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne.

2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin.

3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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