Emerant

/ˈɛmərənt/ adjective

Definition

Emerging or rising; in the process of coming forth or becoming visible or prominent.

Etymology

From Latin emerans, present participle of emergere (to emerge). The -ant suffix marks it as an adjective describing ongoing emergence, though this is a very rare word.

Kelly Says

Emerant is nearly extinct in English—you'd be hard-pressed to find it in modern texts, but it's a beautiful reminder of Latin's productive ways of describing things 'in the process of' doing something.

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