vacillant

See also: vacil·lant

English

Etymology

From Latin vacillans, present participle of vacillare. Compare French vacillant. See vacillate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvæsɪlənt/

Adjective

vacillant (comparative more vacillant, superlative most vacillant)

  1. (archaic) That vacillates; wavering; fluctuating; not constant

Derived terms

References

French

Participle

vacillant

  1. present participle of vaciller

Adjective

vacillant (feminine vacillante, masculine plural vacillants, feminine plural vacillantes)

  1. vacillating

Further reading

Latin

Verb

vacillant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of vacillō
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