| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Inactive; dormant.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb cessantly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cessantly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cessant.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CESSANT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references) |
| Etymology:Cessant \Ces"sant\a. [Latin expression cessans, present participle of cessare. See Cease.]. (references) |
