allegiant

al·le·giant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-lee-juh nt]
- /əˈli dʒənt/
- /alˈiːdʒənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-lee-juh nt]
- /əˈli dʒənt/

Definitions of allegiant word

noun allegiant a person who displays constancy, duty, and faithfulness, esp to a ruling body 3
adjective allegiant having or displaying constancy, duty, and faithfulness, esp to a ruling body 3
adjective allegiant loyal; faithful. 1
noun allegiant a faithful follower; adherent: allegiants of religious cults. 1
noun allegiant Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government. 1

See all 5 definitions of allegiant

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Origin of allegiant

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; allegi(ance) + -ant

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Parts of speech for Allegiant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Allegiant

allegiant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for allegiant

adj allegiant

constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
dependable — If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do.
devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
liege — a city in E Belgium, on the Meuse River: one of the first cities attacked in World War I.

adjective allegiant

faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.

All 13 Synonyms of allegiant