Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "provocant" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROVOCANT

French.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PROVOCANT

provocant play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVOCANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provocant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVOCANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of provocant in the English dictionary

The definition of provocant in the dictionary is a provocateur; one who deliberately behaves controversially to provoke argument or other strong reactions.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVOCANT

provocable
provocateur
provocation
provocative
provocatively
provocativeness
provocator
provocatory
provokable
provoke
provokement
provoker
provoking
provokingly
provolone
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVOCANT

Alacant
alicant
applicant
cant
communicant
coruscant
decant
desiccant
fabricant
insignificant
intoxicant
job applicant
lubricant
nonsignificant
reciprocant
scant
secant
significant
toxicant
vacant

Synonyms and antonyms of provocant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «provocant» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PROVOCANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

provocant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provocant
570 millions of speakers

English

provocant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

provocant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

provocant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

provocant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provocant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

provocant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provocant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Provocant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

provocant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

provocant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

provocant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provocant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

provocant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

provocant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

provoke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provocant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

provocant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

provocant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provocant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

provocant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitdagend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provocant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provocant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provocant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCANT»

The term «provocant» is regularly used and occupies the 64.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
70
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «provocant» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of provocant
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «provocant».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «provocant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «provocant» 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 provocant

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVOCANT»

Discover the use of provocant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provocant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Latina: Sive, ...
... pulchritudo arrogantium inimici manibus traditum quia omne bonum quod per concupiscentiam laudis ostenditur. occulte adversarii juri manclpatur. llostes namque ad rapinam provocant. qui suas eorum notitiæ divitias denudant. quo usque ...
Jacques-Paul Migne, 1859
2
Syndromes épileptiques de l'enfant et de l'adolescent - 5eme ...
La concentration de l'attention, le stress, la fatigue ou une forte motivation ( Striano etal., 1993) peuvent contribuer d'une manière importante à la provocation des crises. Activation. de. l'EEG. par. un. facteur. provocant. L'activation ...
Bureau Michelle, Genton Pierre, Dravet Charlotte, 2013
3
The Whole Works of Roger Ascham: Letters and Toxophilus. ...
Gedanenses tamen, domestica sua et potentia et opportunitate freti, ad superiores istic ma- gistratus, consules et senatum Gedanensem, provocant. Bes denuo secundum Thomam Martinum dijudicata est. Adversarii, gemina jam sententia ...
Roger Ascham, 1864
4
The whole works of Roger Ascham, now first collected and ...
Gedanenses tamen, domestica sua et potentia et opportunitate freti, ad superiores istic magistrates, consules et senatum Gedanensem, provocant. Res denuo secundum Thomam Martinum dijudicata est. Adversarii, gemina jam sententia ...
Roger Ascham, John Allen Giles, 1864
5
The Whole Works of Roger Ascham
Gedanenses tamen, domestica sua et potentia et opportunitate freti, ad superiores istic magistratus, consules et senatum Gedanensem, provocant. Res denuo secundum THOMAM MARTINUM dijudicata est. Adversarii, gemina jam sententia ...
Roger Ascham, John Allen Giles, 1864
6
The Whole Works: Letters continued, and Toxophilus
Gedanenses tamen, domestica sua et potentia et opportunitate freti, ad superiores istic magistratus, consules et senatum Gedanensem, provocant. Res denuo secundum THOMAM MARTINUM dijudicata est. i Adversarii, gemina jam sententia ...
Roger Ascham, John A. Giles, 1864
7
Young Thomas More and the Arts of Liberty
They also introduce “approved” topics of conversation and “provoke” (provocant) the young in order “to test” each one as “revealed in the freedom [libertas] of mealtime talk.” Such behavior does not, of course, elicit any inuidias or any ...
Gerard B. Wegemer, 2011
8
Approaches to Archaic Greek Poetry
FaBienne Blaise solon entre zeus et loup: un usage provocant des représentations et des ForMes poétiQues traditionnelles (poÈMe 36 W) dans un précédent article1, j'avais tenté de montrer comment l'usage de la tradition hésiodique avait ...
Xavier Riu, Jaume Pòrtulas, 2012
9
Dissertationes in Librum Jobi
Ammonitae “ quoque Sc Moabitaa qui morantur “ confidenter tradentur in manum im“ piorum qui provocant Deum ficut “ Pharao, super quem adduxit Deus “ plagas manu suá. Ver. Ó. mmm D'ff'm'J'? noïnzx* "PSE" SN *ïtmnb Ar. Mont.
Samuel Wesley, 1736
10
Cistercians, Heresy, and Crusade in Occitania, 1145-1229: ...
`Like Sodom[ites], the heretics preach their sin and they call forth guests, as if they resided near Gomorrah, to the sin of [unnatural] lust (convivas libidinum provocant ad peccandum), that is, into Gomorrah itself.'29 Henry apparently wishes to ...
Beverly Mayne Kienzle, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVOCANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provocant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kylie Jenner choque la Toile et ses fans avec un nouveau Snapchat …
Car cette fois-ci, il se pourrait bien qu'elle soit allée trop loin dans son nouveau Snapchat ultra provocant ! Sur cette photo, elle porte un petit short noir avec une ... «Fan2.fr, Jul 15»
2
PHOTOS - Justin Bieber, sexy et provocant dans le magazine …
PHOTOS - Justin Bieber, sexy et provocant dans le magazine Interview. Mis à jour : 17-07-2015 19:15. - Créé : 17-07-2015 17:15 ... «metronews, Jul 15»
3
Núria Riera s'acomiada provocant el caos als centres d'ensenyament
Sembla que la consellera d'Educació i portaveu del Govern Bauzá, Núria Riera, ha decidit dedicar els darrers dies en el càrrec a fer una política de terra ... «Diari de Balears, Jun 15»
4
Christophe Léon, un brin provocant
Les élèves de 4e et de 3e du collège Blaise-Pascal d'Argenton-les-Vallées ont rencontré l'auteur Christophe Léon au parcours atypique et à l'humour un brin ... «la Nouvelle République, Jun 15»
5
Cannes 2015 : "froid", "provocant" ou "vulgaire", Chronic interpelle la …
Après avoir reçu le Prix Un Certain Regard en 2012 pour Después de Lucía, le cinéaste mexicain Michel Franco revient à Cannes avec le drame sans ... «AlloCiné, May 15»
6
Festival de Cannes : Ayem Nour sexy avec son décolleté plongeant …
La jeune femme non contente d'avoir créé l'évènement lors de sa montée des marches le 18 mai, a fait monter la température avec un décolleté provocant à ... «Télé Star, May 15»
7
Lenny Kravitz revient avec Sex, un clip provocant
... m'a attiré» explique Kravitz. Un clip un peu provocant, rien de mieux pour relancer les ventes de l'album Strut qui ressort le 8 juin agrémenté de quatre inédits. «Le Figaro, May 15»
8
Découvrez le clip provocant de Lenny Kravitz sur Leparisien.fr
Lenny Kravitz aime jouer avec le feu. Dans ses albums sous tension, lors de concerts incandescents. Et avec son nouveau clip « Sex », qui devrait faire parler. «Le Parisien, May 15»
9
Tango et homosexualité, un pas de deux provocant en Argentine
Tango et homosexualité, un pas de deux provocant en Argentine. Germán et Nicolás Filipeli, danseurs de Tango, parvenus à un niveau élevé de compétition, ... «TV5MONDE Actualités, Apr 15»
10
Le geste de Ronaldo, lors du Clasico, jugé "provocant" par la Ligue …
Buteur face au FC Barcelone dimanche soir lors du Clasico (2-1), Cristiano Ronaldo a laissé éclater sa joie en haranguant les supporters du Barça d'un geste ... «Walfoot.be, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Provocant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/provocant>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z