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- pronunciation:
- aed
hi
r
 nt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usu. fol. by "of").
The new faith quickly gathered adherents.Bach was a strong adherent of the Lutheran Church.As a youth, the industrialist was an adherent of Marxism, but he later became a capitalist.- synonyms:
- disciple, follower, partisan, supporter
- antonyms:
- dissenter, opponent, renegade
- similar words:
- acolyte, advocate, backer, champion, devotee, fan, patron, pupil, rotary, student
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| related words: |
doctrinaire, friend, partisan |
adjective + (n.)adherent
accompanying, ardent, committed, devoted, die-hard, estimated, evangelical, extreme, faithful, fervent, firm, increasing, loyal, nominal, potential, religious, strict
verb + (n.)adherent
attract, cheat, compete, gain, inspire, number, recruit
(n.)adherent
+ verb
benefit, claim, defend, emphasize, oppose, participate, promote, regard, reject, resolve, shape, tend
noun + (n.)adherent
cyst, decade, mass, number, proponent, psychology
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
attached or clinging (usu. fol. by "to").
The bandage had become adherent to the wound.- synonyms:
- attached, clinging, tenacious
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- gummy, sticky, viscous
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| definition 2: |
in botany, growing or having grown together.
adherent leaves- antonyms:
- split
- similar words:
- coalesced, fused, merged
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| derivation: |
adherently (adv.) |
The word adherent
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adduce, adequate, adhere, adherent, adit, adjacent, adjective, adjunct, adjure, adjust, administer, administrative, administrator, admissible, admission, admit, admonition, adopt, adoption, advent, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advocate, inadvertent
her, hes
Latin
root
that means stick
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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