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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. [1913 Webster] The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. --Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin. [1913 Webster] 3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. [1913 Webster] An ascendant spirit over him. --South. [1913 Webster] The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.] 1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] [1913 Webster] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. --Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. [1913 Webster] Note: Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. [1913 Webster] Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. --Robertson. [1913 Webster] 4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. --Browne. 2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin. 3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. --South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. --J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.] 1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. --Temple. 2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. Note: Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. --Burke. 3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. --Robertson. 4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. --Ayliffe.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ascendant adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: ascendent, ascensive] 2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: ascendent, dominating] n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: ascendent] 2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendent, antecedent, root] [ant: descendant]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ascendant Γαλλικά a. 1 κίνηση ενός ουράνιου σώματος πάνω από τον ορίζοντας 2 (''αστρολογία'') ωροσκόπος 3 επιρροή, δύναμη 4 (''συνήθως στον πληθυντικό'') πρόγονος, ανιών 5 κλίση, τάση Γαλλικά n. 1 κίνηση ενός ουράνιου σώματος πάνω από τον ορίζοντας 2 (''αστρολογία'') ωροσκόπος 3 επιρροή, δύναμη 4 (''συνήθως στον πληθυντικό'') πρόγονος, ανιών 5 κλίση, τάσηFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ascendant French a. (l en ascendant) French n. 1 (lb fr astrology) #Noun 2 supremacy, ascendancy 3 (lb fr genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor French part.p. (present participle of fr ascendre) Latin vb. (inflection of la ascendō 3 p pres actv subj)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ascendant a. 1 rising, moving upward. 2 surpassing or controlling. n. 1 Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendancy. 2 An ancestor. 3 (lb en usually followed by '''to''') A royal heir assuming (a place of power). 4 ascent; height; elevation. 5 (lb en astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ascendant French a. (l en ascendant) French n. 1 (lb fr astrology) #Noun 2 supremacy, ascendancy 3 (lb fr genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor French part.p. (present participle of fr ascendre) Latin vb. (inflection of la ascendō 3 p pres actv subj)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ascendant French a. (l en ascendant) French n. 1 (lb fr astrology) #Noun 2 supremacy, ascendancy 3 (lb fr genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor French part.p. (present participle of fr ascendre) Latin vb. (inflection of la ascendō 3 p pres actv subj)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ascendant Englanti a. 1 nouseva 2 hallitseva, määräävä, vallitseva Englanti n. 1 (vallan t. vaikutusvallan) nousu 2 valta-asema, ylivalta, määräävyys, hallitsevuus 3 (yhteys astrologia horoskoopit k=en) askendentti, nouseva merkkiFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ صاعِدFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
ascendant //əˈsɛndənt//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. възходящ, изгряващ, издигащ се Rising, moving upward 2. господствуващ Surpassing or controlling
ascendant //əˈsɛndənt//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. предшественик An ancestor 2. власт, влияние being in control
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ předekFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ praotecFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ nadvládaFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ bod ekliptikyFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ AszendentFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"be in the ascendant" - im Aszendenten stehen, aszendieren Synonym: ascendent see: ascendants, ascendents
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]dominierend, vorherrschend
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ ανερχόμενοςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
ascendant //əˈsɛndənt//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. nouseva, nousussa oleva Rising, moving upward 2. nousussa oleva Surpassing or controlling
ascendant //əˈsɛndənt//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. esi-isä An ancestor 2. [[valta-asema]]ssa oleva being in control
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. उदीयमान "Though he is still very young his career is already on the ascendant."
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ prevlast, uzlazniFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ 1. felszálló 2. növekvô 3. emelkedôFrom French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
ascendant /asɑ̃dˈɑ̃/ diagentiad (diagentidi)From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
(autorité) ascendant /asɑ̃dˈɑ̃/ mestroniFrom français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-bul ]
ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]господство 2. (Astrologie) Point d’intersection vers l’est, entre l’horizon et l’écliptique 3. Pouvoir, influence que l'on exerce sur une autre personne grâce à une position hiérarchique ou sociale, force physique, ou stature psychologique supérieure
Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]Aszendent
ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]steigend Qui va en montant
Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-pol ]Ascendente
Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-por ]Ascendent
ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-rus ]ascendente Qui va en montant
Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-rus ]Асцендент
ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]растущий Qui va en montant
Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]Ascendente
ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-spa ]ascendiente Qui va en montant
ascendant /ˌɑsəndˈɑnt/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]ascendente
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/əˈsɛndənt/
152 Moby Thesaurus words for "ascendant": a cut above, above, absolute, ahead, anabatic, antecedent, ascendancy, ascending, ascensional, ascensive, at the head, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, better, boss, capping, chief, chosen, climbing, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, conquering, consequential, considerable, controlling, defeating, distinguished, dominance, dominant, domination, dominion, duly constituted, eclipsing, eminent, empowered, ex officio, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer, flushed with success, forebear, forefather, forerunner, general, governing, great, greater, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, higher, imperative, important, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the ascendant, influential, leading, leaping, major, marked, master, masterdom, mighty, momentous, monocratic, mounting, of choice, official, on the throne, one up on, outstanding, over, overbearing, overcoming, paramount, potent, powerful, precursor, predecessor, predominant, predominate, preeminence, preeminent, prepollent, preponderance, preponderant, preponderate, prepotence, prepotent, prestigious, prevailing, prevalent, primogenitor, progenitor, prominent, puissant, rampant, ranking, rare, rearing, regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, rising, rivaling, ruling, saltatory, scandent, scansorial, senior, skyrocketing, sovereign, sovereignty, spiraling, springing, substantial, successful, super, superior, supreme, surpassing, swaying, topping, totalitarian, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, triumphal, triumphant, uparching, upcoming, upgoing, upgrade, uphill, uphillward, upper, uprising, upsloping, upward, upwith, vanquishing, victorious, weighty, winningFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 运星,运道,支配力;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 运星,运道,支配力,优势 a. 上升的,占优势的