intrigant

in·tri·gant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-tri-guh nt; French an-tree-gahn]
- /ˈɪn trɪ gənt; French ɛ̃ triˈgɑ̃/
- /ˈɪn.trɪ.ɡənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-tri-guh nt; French an-tree-gahn]
- /ˈɪn trɪ gənt; French ɛ̃ triˈgɑ̃/

Definitions of intrigant word

noun plural intrigant a person who engages in intrigue or intrigues. 1
noun intrigant a person who intrigues; intriguer 0
noun intrigant a person given to or involved in intrigue 0
adjective intrigant devious, scheming. 0
adjective intrigant bizarre, odd. 0

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Origin of intrigant

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

1775-85; < French < Italian intrigante, present participle of intrigare to intrigue

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Parts of speech for Intrigant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Intrigant

intrigant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

intrigant usage trend in Literature

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