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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
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
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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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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