clamant
- adjective
- /ˈklæmənt/
- Archaic
:
clamoroso
- Her clamant request for help echoed through the empty halls, making it impossible to ignore.
Examples
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The child's clamant cries for attention drew everyone in the room to her side.
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The protestors were clamant for justice, shouting slogans that demanded immediate action.
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When fear prevails, the heart does not climb into the throat—it cannot leave its vesseled bed—but throbs instead with clamant fury.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.1
Demanding attention or action again and again in a firm way
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7.2
Very loud and harsh in a way that feels unpleasant
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7.8
To speak loudly and strongly to show disagreement
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9.6
Needing immediate attention
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7.7
Being very loud and full of shouting, like a crowd
Something very bad or unfair that needs urgent attention
Antonyms
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word clamant comes from the Latin clamare, which means 'to shout'. It is the same root as clamour and exclaim, so a clamant demand is like a loud, urgent shout that must be heard.