vacillant

See also: vacil·lant

English

Etymology

From Latin vacillans, present participle of vacillare. Compare French vacillant. See vacillate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvæsɪlənt/

Adjective

vacillant (comparative more vacillant, superlative most vacillant)

  1. (archaic) That vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant

Derived terms

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.si.jɑ̃/

Participle

vacillant

  1. present participle of vaciller

Adjective

vacillant (feminine vacillante, masculine plural vacillants, feminine plural vacillantes)

  1. vacillating

Further reading

Latin

Verb

vacillant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of vacillō