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Meaning of "horripilant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HORRIPILANT

horripilant  [hɒˈrɪpɪlənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORRIPILANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Horripilant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HORRIPILANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of horripilant in the English dictionary

The definition of horripilant in the dictionary is causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HORRIPILANT


assailant
əˈseɪlənt
bivalent
baɪˈveɪlənt
covalent
kəʊˈveɪlənt
divalent
daɪˈveɪlənt
hexavalent
ˌhɛksəˈveɪlənt
jubilant
ˈdʒuːbɪlənt
monovalent
ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪlənt
multivalent
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt
oppilant
ˈɒpɪlənt
pentavalent
ˌpɛntəˈveɪlənt
pestilent
ˈpɛstɪlənt
polyvalent
ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt
quadrivalent
ˌkwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt
sibilant
ˈsɪbɪlənt
silent
ˈsaɪlənt
surveillant
sɜːˈveɪlənt
tetravalent
ˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənt
trivalent
traɪˈveɪlənt
univalent
ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt
vigilant
ˈvɪdʒɪlənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORRIPILANT

horrible
horribleness
horribly
horrid
horridly
horridness
horrific
horrifically
horrification
horrified
horrifies
horrify
horrifying
horrifyingly
horripilate
horripilation
horrisonant
horrisonous
horror
horror film

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORRIPILANT

air plant
appellant
coolant
eggplant
galant
gallant
hypervigilant
implant
on a slant
pasquilant
plant
power plant
repellant
rutilant
sealant
slant
sterilant
stimulant
transplant
volant

Synonyms and antonyms of horripilant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «horripilant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORRIPILANT

Find out the translation of horripilant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of horripilant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «horripilant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

horripilant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horripilant
570 millions of speakers

English

horripilant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

horripilant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

horripilant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

horripilant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

horripilant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

horripilant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horripilant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Horripilant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

horripilant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

horripilant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

horripilant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Horripilant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

horripilant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

horripilant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉररिकलंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

horripilant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

horripilant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

horripilant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

horripilant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

horripilant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

horripilant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

horripilant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

horripilant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

horripilant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of horripilant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORRIPILANT»

The term «horripilant» is used very little and occupies the 154.427 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORRIPILANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «horripilant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «horripilant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about horripilant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORRIPILANT»

Discover the use of horripilant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to horripilant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diccionari UB: anglès-català
... sup hairiest) adj 1 pelut: the gorilla is a hairy animal • el goril-la es un animal pelut 2 col-loq esborronador, horripilant: driving at such high speed was a hairy experience • va ser una experiencia horripilant conduir a una velocitat tan elevada ...
‎2008
2
The Journeying Boy
Horripilant velvet, thought Mr Thewless – and being unable without discomfort even to think of sitting down he discreetly prowled about. It must all be Spanish, he decided, even to the heavy presses sheltering the books. And, of course, both  ...
Michael Innes, 2001
3
The Adversary: Book Four of the Saga of the Exiles
... post on a nearby height, King Sharn chewed his lower lip as he watched the first company of stalwart gnomes, led by Pingol the Horripilant, begin their advance. Curses and catcalls came from the defending prisoners, but they held their fire.
Julian May, 2013
4
Barberii Hermes romanus; ou, Mercure latin par J.N. ...
Sic et aures immodicis horripilant auctibus. Cuneta corporis mei con- siderans , non avem me , sed asinum video. Tune Fotis : « Occisa sum misera , clamavit. Me trepidatio simul et festinado fefellit, et pyxidum similitudo decepit. Sed primo ...
Joseph Nicolas Barbier-Vemars (ed), 1817
5
Oeuvres de René Boylesve
... les mêmes mots persistants, avec l'horripilant d'une scie et la répulsion d' unecalomnie proférée malgré soi: «C'est une petite gueuse!...» III Quandje revins àmoi, il paraît quej'étais sauvé; mais onavait été fortement inquiet autour de moi.
René Boylesve, 2013
6
An Apuleius Reader: Selections from the Metamorphoses
... toti digiti coguntur in singulas ungulas, et de spinae meae termino grandis cauda procedit. iam facies enormis et os prolixum et nares 5 hiantes et labiae pendulae; sic et aures inmodicis horripilant auctibus. nec ullum miserae reformationis 6 ...
Ellen D. Finkelpearl, 2012
7
Murder on File
... and feet were missing, never found, wasatriumph ofscientific identification work . The horripilant Dorothea Puente was tobecharged with two further murders, more remote in time: the death, in1982,of herfleeced business partner, Ruth ...
Richard Whittington-Egan, Molly Whittington-Egan, 2013
8
Les Marais d'Evanescence
Ce mystère était horripilant et fascinant à la fois... Célimène interrompit ses ruminations en la poussant du coude. Le vieux Jules s'était emmitouflé dans un anorak vert fluo, lointain souvenir de ses années de ski, et il s'avançait vers elles en ...
Valérie Deheuvels
9
The Judas Cloth
Besides, Nicola now remembered the man. 'I hopeyou didn't getinto hot water.' ' Oh,I'mrarely out ofit.' The bishop's laugh faltered. 'You're serious.' The man, eyebrows horripilant and face atwitch, mentioned a book he'd written against usury.
Julia O'Faolain, 2012
10
Wilson's Tales Series:
... Wat Webster's whisky rather than the smokeof the fireangels, had it notbeenmade quickly apparent,from other symptoms, that a horripilant terrorhad seized her heart and limbs,and inspired her tongue with the dry rattleof fearful intelligence.
Alexander Leighton, 2013

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORRIPILANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term horripilant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Les vikings du cinéma
Il devient une star internationale en 2011 en interprétant Jaime Lannister, le Régicide de Game of Thrones, aussi horripilant qu'envoûtant. «Vanity Fair France, Apr 15»
2
[Review VF] Nightwing Tome 4
Personnage relativement horripilant et pas franchement génial sur le papier comme sur le fond, ce n'est qu'un simple faire valoir pour le twist ... «DC Planet, Aug 14»
3
Woody Allen : ses tops et ses flops
Avec Kenneth Branagh en double horripilant de l'auteur. Complaisant, ennuyeux, narcissique, le film patine malgré un superbe noir et blanc ... «Le Figaro, Jul 12»
4
Les Territoires perdus de la République
Une formule un peu plus stimulante serait la bienvenue avec un style musical moins horripilant que celui du générique. Le 01/06/2012 à 12:37. «Le Figaro, Mar 12»
5
REVIEW: Sleepyhead | MKA, Melbourne
A convincingly horripilant piece of Australian gothic from Nathaniel Moncrieff, directed by Yvonne Virsik and produced by “Melbourne's theatre ... «Crikey, May 11»
6
Astro Boy : The Video Game
Un choix d'animation particulièrement horripilant, d'autant que l'on est quasiment toujours entouré d'ennemis qui ne se privent pas de nous ... «JeuxVideo.com, Jan 10»
7
Exit Moundir de Koh Lanta, voilà les barbus de Bearforce 1
Paraitrait qu'ils sévissent déjà depuis quelques temps sur le web grâce à un premier single franchement horripilant. Mélange des Queer ... «Staragora, Feb 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Horripilant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/horripilant>. Apr 2024 ».
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