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What is another word for Volant? – 204 Volant Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    flying aerial airborne winged volatile ephemeral transitory fleeting momentary transient temporary brief short-lived fugitive elusive ethereal intangible airy light buoyant weightless floating suspended hovering soaring gliding sailing drifting wafting blowing gusty windy breezy blustery stormy turbulent restless nomadic roaming wandering vagabond peripatetic migrant itinerant traveling journeying roaming roaming free-ranging

    Meaning of Volant

    The primary meaning of the word "Volant" is relating to or characterized by flight.

    Definitions

    • Relating to or characterized by flight
    • * Able or likely to fly
    • * (Of a bird) flying or able to fly
    • * (Of a glider or an aircraft) designed for flight
    • * (In heraldry) depicted with wings outstretched

    Etymology of Volant

    The word "Volant" originates from the Latin "volantem", the present participle of "volare", meaning to fly
    Historically, the term has been used in various contexts, including biology, aviation, and heraldry, to describe the ability or act of flying

    Example Uses

    • The volant birds of prey soared through the skies
    • * The volant creature was a mythological being with wings
    • * The volant design of the glider allowed it to stay aloft for hours

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    grounded stationary static immobile immovable fixed stable firm solid substantial weighty heavy ponderous clumsy awkward unsteady tottering stumbling lumbering plodding slow sluggish inactive dormant inert stagnant motionless still quiet calm peaceful serene tranquil