-ant

Meaning

1. (morpheme) The agent noun derived from verb.
2. (morpheme) An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance, having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
3. (morpheme) An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".
4. (alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Alternative form of -and.

Synonyms

ant

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -ant

Inherited from Old English: -ende

In summary

From Middle English -ant, -aunt, partly from Old French -ant, from Latin -āns; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuing Middle English -ant, a variant of -and, -end, from Old English -ende (present participle ending), see -and.