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- pronunciation:
- aed
vent
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the arrival or coming to exist, esp. of something important.
The heavy frost signaled the advent of winter.Since the advent of nuclear weapons, we fear war more than ever.- synonyms:
- arrival, coming
- antonyms:
- disappearance, exit
- similar words:
- appearance, approach, dawn, forthcoming
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) the coming of Jesus Christ, or the period including four Sundays before Christmas.
- similar words:
- Incarnation
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| related words: |
commencement |
adjective + (n.)advent
imminent, revolutionary, technological, unexpected
verb + (n.)advent
accelerate, await, coincide, hasten, herald, mark, precede, predict, signal
noun + (n.)advent
celebration, century, decade, globalization, season, technician
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The word advent
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
veni, vent, ven, -vene
Latin
root
that means to come
Example words:
advent, avenue, contravene, convene, convent, convention, conventional, event, eventual, intervene, intervention, invent, prevent, supervene, venue
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