| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Helping; helpful; supplying aid.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb aidantly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (aidantly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective aidant.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AIDANT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1605. (references) |
| Etymology:Aidant \Aid"ant\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression aidant, present participle of aider to help.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AIDANT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Helping; helpful; supplying aid.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] helpful, assisting 1605: All you unpublished virtues of the earth, / Spring with my tears, be aidant and remediate / In the good man's distress! — William Shakespeare, King Lear IV.iii. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
