Skip to main content
movant

movant

9.9
Causing strong feelings that make people feel sad or touched
  • adjective
  • /ˈmoʊvənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : conmovedor
  • She found the movant speech to be incredibly touching and inspiring.

Examples

  • His movant words left a lasting impression on everyone present.

  • The film was incredibly movant and left the audience in tears.

  • The movant melody brought tears to the eyes of the audience.

  • In old poetry, you may find the term movant used to describe heartfelt scenes.

  • What a movant experience it was to witness such kindness!

  • The movant film's portrayal of love and loss evoked deep emotions in the viewers.

  • The movant painting stirred feelings of nostalgia in everyone who saw it.

Synonyms

emotive
vsmovant
10 6.0

Causes strong feelings, often sadness or joy

is an older, rarer word implying a deeper, more intense emotional effect
moving
vsmovant
7 3.3

Causing strong feelings, often sadness

is an older, rarer word for causing deep emotional feeling
touching
vsmovant
1 3.4

Making you feel sympathy or sadness

is the archaic or rare label expressing the same deep emotional impact
affecting
vsmovant
4.4

Causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy

is the old rare form used to mean deep emotional influence
stirring
vsmovant
3.9

Making people feel strong, positive feelings

is the archaic rare expression that covers deep emotion beyond positivity

Antonyms

7 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

5.5

Not causing strong feelings or interest in people

How Moving

heartbreaking
92 3.7
poignant
66 6.8
movant
  • Archaic
9.9
touching
1 3.4
affecting
4.4

Surface Forms

movant positive

Morphology

movant = move (transparent) = move + ant

The adjective corresponds directly to 'move' -> 'moving'/'emotionally affecting', so knowing 'move' makes the sense predictable.

Etymology

Movant comes from the Latin verb movēre, meaning 'to move', and it shares the same root as the common word move and motion. So, when something is movant it 'moves' your feelings — it is touching or emotional.