different between supplicant vs suppliant

English

Etymology

Latin supplicans, "supplicating, bowing down" from supplico "kneel, bow down, request", from sub- "lower" + plico "fold".

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?pl?k?nt/
• Hyphenation: sup?pli?cant

Adjective

supplicant (comparative more supplicant, superlative most supplicant)

1. begging, pleading, supplicating

Translations

Noun

supplicant (plural supplicants)

1. one who comes to humbly ask or petition
2. (networking) A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network.

Related terms

• supplicate
• applicant

Translations

Latin

Verb

supplicant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of supplic?

English

Etymology

French suppliant, present participle of supplier. Doublet of supplicant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?pli?nt/

Adjective

suppliant (comparative more suppliant, superlative most suppliant)

1. Entreating with humility.
2. Supplying; auxiliary.

Translations

Noun

suppliant (plural suppliants)

1. One who pleads or requests earnestly.

   Synonyms: beseecher, petitioner, supplicant

Translations

Related terms

French

Verb

suppliant

1. present participle of supplier

Adjective

suppliant (feminine singular suppliante, masculine plural suppliants, feminine plural suppliantes)

1. suppliant, begging, pleading, imploring

Noun

suppliant m (plural suppliants, feminine suppliante)

1. supplicant