VERSANT

mountainside, versant

(noun) the side or slope of a mountain; ā€œconifer forests cover the eastern versantā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

versant (comparative more versant, superlative most versant)

(archaic) experienced, practiced

conversant

(heraldry, not comparable) With the wings erect and open.

Noun

versant (plural versants)

a slope of a mountain or mountain ridge

the overall slope of a region

Anagrams

• servant, starven, taverns

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"sant, a. Etym: [L. versans, p. pr. versare to turn abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile.]

Definition: Familiar; conversant. [R.] Men not versant with courts of justice. Sydney Smith.

Ver"sant, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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