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supplicant

8.5

Asking in a humble, serious way for help or forgiveness

adjective
/ˈsʌplɪkənt/

Formal

: suplicante

The supplicant student knelt before the teacher, earnestly asking for help with his studies.

Examples

With a supplicant attitude, she approached the panel, humbly requesting a scholarship.
It’s insane that the leaders of the government of Israel are as supplicant to the hostile U.S. government as they are.

Blog text (27)
He made a supplicant gesture as he sought forgiveness for his mistakes.

Synonyms

pleading

vssupplicant

1 4.1

Asking for something in a strong, emotional way

is humbler and less emotionally forceful than an emotional appeal

supplicatory

vssupplicant

Formal

9.9

Asking for help in a humble, urgent way

is a humble plea focused on submission rather than ritual tone

suppliant

vssupplicant

Formal

8.9

Asking for something in a humble, begging way

is the act of humble, earnest asking rather than the describer

precative

vssupplicant

9.9

To make a humble, urgent request, often like a prayer

is the humble personal plea behind such expressive language

adjuratory

vssupplicant

Formal

9.9

To ask people seriously and strongly to do or stop something

is more humble and submissive than a formal commanding request

imploring

vssupplicant

6.1

Asking for help in a strong, pleading way

is more patient and humble, not focused on urgent intensity

Antonyms

arrogance

133 4.8

Being too proud and acting as if you are better than others

How Humble

beggar

77 1.0

supplicant

Formal

8.5

requester

3 3.5

petitioner

Formal

21 6.1

Surface Forms

supplicant positive

Morphology

supplicant = supplicate (transparent) = supplicate + ant

Standard adjectival use derived from 'supplicate' + '-ant' meaning 'characterized by supplication'.

Etymology

Supplicant comes from Latin sub- 'under' and plicare 'to bend', giving the image of a humble, kneeling person. So a supplicant tone or look shows humble, earnest asking.